Recognised as Colour

#B0A7D5

#B0A7D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B0A7D5 is a blue with RGB values 176, 167, 213 and HSL 252°, 35%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#B0A7D5

RGBrgb(176, 167, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6549, 0.8353

RGB percentages69%, 65.5%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(251.7, 35.4%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 21.6%, 83.5%)

CMYK17.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,577,301

CSS custom property--colour: #B0A7D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#4F582A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DADD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EACD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A9AEB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3 Plum · ΔE 20.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Dark grey · ΔE 25.5 Slate grey · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCD5A7

Analogous#A7B5D5, #C7A7D5

Triadic#D5B0A7, #A7D5B0

Split complementary#D5C7A7, #B5D5A7

Tetradic#D5A7B5, #CCD5A7, #A7D5C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEECF6

Lighter +10%#CFCAE5

Darker −10%#9184C5

Darker −20%#7262B4

Darker −30%#59499A

Darker −40%#453977

More saturated +25%#A697E5

Less saturated −25%#BAB7C5

Channel breakdown

R176

G167

B213

Red176 (69%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue251.74°

Saturation (HSL)35.38%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G A7 · B D5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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