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Recognised as Colour

#CFCCEA

  • #CFCCEA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CFCCEA is a blue with RGB values 207, 204, 234 and HSL 246°, 42%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CFCCEA#CFCCEA
HEX#CFCCEA
RGBrgb(207, 204, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.8, 0.9176
RGB percentages81.2%, 80%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(246, 41.7%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 12.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK11.5%, 12.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,618,410
CSS custom property--colour: #CFCCEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#303315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D0EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5CEE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CAD1D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.8Light steelblue · ΔE 9.4Lavender · ΔE 10.4Light grey · ΔE 16Gainsboro · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7EACC
Analogous#CCD8EA, #DECCEA
Triadic#EACFCC, #CCEACF
Split complementary#EADECC, #D8EACC
Tetradic#EACCD8, #E7EACC, #CCEADE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F0F9
Darker −10%#ADA8DB
Darker −20%#8B84CC
Darker −30%#6960BD
Darker −40%#4E44A6
More saturated +25%#C8C3F3
Less saturated −25%#D6D5E1

Channel breakdown

R207
G204
B234
Red207 (81.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G CC · B EA

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