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Colour

#B0A4EC

  • #B0A4EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B0A4EC is a blue with RGB values 176, 164, 236 and HSL 250°, 65%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B0A4EC#B0A4EC
HEX#B0A4EC
RGBrgb(176, 164, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6431, 0.9255
RGB percentages69%, 64.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(250, 65.5%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 30.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK25.4%, 30.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,576,556
CSS custom property--colour: #B0A4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4F5B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91AEEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#92ACEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A3B0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Thistle · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0ECA4
Analogous#A4BCEC, #D4A4EC
Triadic#ECB0A4, #A4ECB0
Split complementary#ECD4A4, #BCECA4
Tetradic#ECA4BC, #E0ECA4, #A4ECD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F8FE
Lighter +10%#D5CEF5
Darker −10%#8B7AE3
Darker −20%#6750DA
Darker −30%#462BCC
Darker −40%#3722A2
More saturated +25%#A796FA
Less saturated −25%#B9B2DE

Channel breakdown

R176
G164
B236
Red176 (69%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)65.45%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G A4 · B EC

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