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Colour

#B09EF7

  • #B09EF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B09EF7 is a blue with RGB values 176, 158, 247 and HSL 252°, 85%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B09EF7#B09EF7
HEX#B09EF7
RGBrgb(176, 158, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6196, 0.9686
RGB percentages69%, 62%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(252.1, 84.8%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.1, 36%, 96.9%)
CMYK28.7%, 36%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,575,031
CSS custom property--colour: #B09EF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#4F6108

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85ACFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A9F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A0AEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Plum · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.8Violet · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5F79E
Analogous#9EB9F7, #DD9EF7
Triadic#F7B09E, #9EF7B0
Split complementary#F7DC9E, #B9F79E
Tetradic#F79EB9, #E5F79E, #9EF7DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCFF
Lighter +10%#D6CDFB
Darker −10%#8A6FF3
Darker −20%#6340EF
Darker −30%#3E13E9
Darker −40%#320FBA
More saturated +25%#AB96FF
Less saturated −25%#B8ABEA

Channel breakdown

R176
G158
B247
Red176 (69%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue252.13°
Saturation (HSL)84.76%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 9E · B F7

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