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Recognised as Colour

#B09EF3

  • #B09EF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B09EF3 is a blue with RGB values 176, 158, 243 and HSL 253°, 78%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B09EF3#B09EF3
HEX#B09EF3
RGBrgb(176, 158, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6196, 0.9529
RGB percentages69%, 62%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(252.7, 78%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 35%, 95.3%)
CMYK27.6%, 35%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,575,027
CSS custom property--colour: #B09EF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#4F610C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87ABF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A8F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A1ADBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2Violet · ΔE 32Orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1F39E
Analogous#9EB6F3, #DB9EF3
Triadic#F3B09E, #9EF3B0
Split complementary#F3DB9E, #B6F39E
Tetradic#F39EB6, #E1F39E, #9EF3DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF9FE
Lighter +10%#D5CBF9
Darker −10%#8B71ED
Darker −20%#6643E8
Darker −30%#441BDD
Darker −40%#3616AF
More saturated +25%#A992FF
Less saturated −25%#B8ACE5

Channel breakdown

R176
G158
B243
Red176 (69%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue252.71°
Saturation (HSL)77.98%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 9E · B F3

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