Colour

#B0A8DE

#B0A8DE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B0A8DE is a blue with RGB values 176, 168, 222 and HSL 249°, 45%, 76%. 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

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HEX#B0A8DE

RGBrgb(176, 168, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6588, 0.8706

RGB percentages69%, 65.9%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(248.9, 45%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 24.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK20.7%, 24.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,577,566

CSS custom property--colour: #B0A8DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#4F5721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BAFE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BADDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A7B1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 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 text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.1 Thistle · ΔE 19.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4 Steel blue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6DEA8

Analogous#A8BBDE, #CBA8DE

Triadic#DEB0A8, #A8DEB0

Split complementary#DECBA8, #BBDEA8

Tetradic#DEA8BB, #D6DEA8, #A8DECB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F2FA

Lighter +10%#D2CDEC

Darker −10%#8E83D0

Darker −20%#6D5EC2

Darker −30%#5141AC

Darker −40%#403387

More saturated +25%#A599ED

Less saturated −25%#BBB7CF

Channel breakdown

R176

G168

B222

Red176 (69%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue248.89°

Saturation (HSL)45%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G A8 · B DE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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