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Recognised as Colour

#B0AAD0

  • #B0AAD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B0AAD0 is a blue with RGB values 176, 170, 208 and HSL 249°, 29%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B0AAD0#B0AAD0
HEX#B0AAD0
RGBrgb(176, 170, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6667, 0.8157
RGB percentages69%, 66.7%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(249.5, 28.8%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 18.3%, 81.6%)
CMYK15.4%, 18.3%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,578,064
CSS custom property--colour: #B0AAD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4F552F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2AFD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2AECFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AAB0B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 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 text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.3Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Dark grey · ΔE 21Silver · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD0AA
Analogous#AAB7D0, #C3AAD0
Triadic#D0B0AA, #AAD0B0
Split complementary#D0C3AA, #B7D0AA
Tetradic#D0AAB7, #CAD0AA, #AAD0C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDECF4
Lighter +10%#CFCBE2
Darker −10%#9189BE
Darker −20%#7368AC
Darker −30%#5A5091
Darker −40%#463E70
More saturated +25%#A59AE1
Less saturated −25%#BBBBC0

Channel breakdown

R176
G170
B208
Red176 (69%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue249.47°
Saturation (HSL)28.79%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G AA · B D0

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