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Recognised as Colour

#B0ADEF

  • #B0ADEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B0ADEF is a blue with RGB values 176, 173, 239 and HSL 243°, 67%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B0ADEF#B0ADEF
HEX#B0ADEF
RGBrgb(176, 173, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6784, 0.9373
RGB percentages69%, 67.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(242.7, 67.3%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 27.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK26.4%, 27.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,578,863
CSS custom property--colour: #B0ADEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4F5210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB5F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB2EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A1B9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Thistle · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECEFAD
Analogous#ADCBEF, #D1ADEF
Triadic#EFB0AD, #ADEFB0
Split complementary#EFD1AD, #CBEFAD
Tetradic#EFADCB, #ECEFAD, #ADEFD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9D8F7
Darker −10%#8782E7
Darker −20%#5E58DE
Darker −30%#352DD6
Darker −40%#2822AE
More saturated +25%#A5A1FB
Less saturated −25%#BBB9E3

Channel breakdown

R176
G173
B239
Red176 (69%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue242.73°
Saturation (HSL)67.35%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G AD · B EF

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