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Recognised as Colour

#B0A7E7

  • #B0A7E7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B0A7E7 is a blue with RGB values 176, 167, 231 and HSL 248°, 57%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B0A7E7#B0A7E7
HEX#B0A7E7
RGBrgb(176, 167, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6549, 0.9059
RGB percentages69%, 65.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(248.4, 57.1%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 27.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK23.8%, 27.7%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,577,319
CSS custom property--colour: #B0A7E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4F5818

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B0EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97ADE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A4B2BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Thistle · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 28Light skyblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEE7A7
Analogous#A7BEE7, #D0A7E7
Triadic#E7B0A7, #A7E7B0
Split complementary#E7D0A7, #BEE7A7
Tetradic#E7A7BE, #DEE7A7, #A7E7D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F7FD
Lighter +10%#D4CFF2
Darker −10%#8C7FDC
Darker −20%#6857D1
Darker −30%#4835C1
Darker −40%#392A98
More saturated +25%#A699F5
Less saturated −25%#BAB5D9

Channel breakdown

R176
G167
B231
Red176 (69%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue248.44°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G A7 · B E7

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