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Recognised as Colour

#B0AFEB

  • #B0AFEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B0AFEB is a blue with RGB values 176, 175, 235 and HSL 241°, 60%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B0AFEB#B0AFEB
HEX#B0AFEB
RGBrgb(176, 175, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6863, 0.9216
RGB percentages69%, 68.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(241, 60%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241, 25.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK25.1%, 25.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,579,371
CSS custom property--colour: #B0AFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#4F5014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB3E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A2B9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Thistle · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAEBAF
Analogous#AFCCEB, #CEAFEB
Triadic#EBB0AF, #AFEBB0
Split complementary#EBCEAF, #CCEBAF
Tetradic#EBAFCC, #EAEBAF, #AFEBCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8D8F5
Darker −10%#8886E1
Darker −20%#5F5DD7
Darker −30%#3735CC
Darker −40%#2B29A5
More saturated +25%#A4A3F8
Less saturated −25%#BCBCDF

Channel breakdown

R176
G175
B235
Red176 (69%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue241°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G AF · B EB

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