Recognised as Colour
#D6CEFE
- #D6CEFE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6CEFE is a blue with RGB values 214, 206, 254 and HSL 250°, 96%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6CEFE#D6CEFE
HEX#D6CEFE
RGBrgb(214, 206, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8078, 0.9961
RGB percentages83.9%, 80.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(250, 96%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 18.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK15.7%, 18.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,077,694
CSS custom property--colour: #D6CEFE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.12:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#293101
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F6FECE
Analogous#CEDEFE, #EECEFE
Triadic#FED6CE, #CEFED6
Split complementary#FEEECE, #DEFECE
Tetradic#FECEDE, #F6FECE, #CEFEEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G206
B254
Red214 (83.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)96%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G CE · B FE
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