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Recognised as Colour

#B0A8EC

  • #B0A8EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B0A8EC is a blue with RGB values 176, 168, 236 and HSL 247°, 64%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B0A8EC#B0A8EC
HEX#B0A8EC
RGBrgb(176, 168, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6588, 0.9255
RGB percentages69%, 65.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(247.1, 64.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.1, 28.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK25.4%, 28.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,577,580
CSS custom property--colour: #B0A8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#4F5713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B1EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#96AEEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A3B4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Thistle · ΔE 25.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4ECA8
Analogous#A8C2EC, #D2A8EC
Triadic#ECB0A8, #A8ECB0
Split complementary#ECD2A8, #C2ECA8
Tetradic#ECA8C2, #E4ECA8, #A8ECD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFE
Lighter +10%#D6D2F5
Darker −10%#8A7EE3
Darker −20%#6454DA
Darker −30%#402DCE
Darker −40%#3324A4
More saturated +25%#A69BF9
Less saturated −25%#BAB5DF

Channel breakdown

R176
G168
B236
Red176 (69%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue247.06°
Saturation (HSL)64.15%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G A8 · B EC

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