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Colour

#B0A3FE

  • #B0A3FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B0A3FE is a blue with RGB values 176, 163, 254 and HSL 249°, 98%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B0A3FE#B0A3FE
HEX#B0A3FE
RGBrgb(176, 163, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6392, 0.9961
RGB percentages69%, 63.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(248.6, 97.8%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 35.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK30.7%, 35.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,576,318
CSS custom property--colour: #B0A3FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4F5C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#89ACFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9EB3C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Plum · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 31.8Royal blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1FEA3
Analogous#A3C3FE, #DDA3FE
Triadic#FEB0A3, #A3FEB0
Split complementary#FEDDA3, #C4FEA3
Tetradic#FEA3C4, #F1FEA3, #A3FEDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBD5FF
Darker −10%#8571FD
Darker −20%#593EFD
Darker −30%#2E0CFC
Darker −40%#2002D3
More saturated +25%#AFA2FF
Less saturated −25%#B8AFF2

Channel breakdown

R176
G163
B254
Red176 (69%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)97.85%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G A3 · B FE

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