Colour

#B0B0DA

#B0B0DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0B0DA is a blue with RGB values 176, 176, 218 and HSL 240°, 36%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0B0DA#B0B0DA

HEX#B0B0DA

RGBrgb(176, 176, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6902, 0.8549

RGB percentages69%, 69%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(240, 36.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 19.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK19.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,579,610

CSS custom property--colour: #B0B0DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.3 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#B3B3B3

Inverted#4F4F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6B5DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4B2D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A7B7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 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

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7 Thistle · ΔE 14.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9 Lavender · ΔE 22.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Dark grey · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DADAB0

Analogous#B0C5DA, #C5B0DA

Triadic#DAB0B0, #B0DAB0

Split complementary#DAC5B0, #C5DAB0

Tetradic#DAB0C5, #DADAB0, #B0DAC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F5FB

Lighter +10%#D3D3EA

Darker −10%#8D8DCA

Darker −20%#6B6BB9

Darker −30%#4D4DA4

Darker −40%#3D3D81

More saturated +25%#A2A2E8

Less saturated −25%#BFBFCB

Channel breakdown

R176

G176

B218

Red176 (69%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)36.21%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G B0 · B DA

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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