Colour
#B1AFCA
- #B1AFCA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B1AFCA is a blue with RGB values 177, 175, 202 and HSL 244°, 20%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B1AFCA#B1AFCA
HEX#B1AFCA
RGBrgb(177, 175, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6863, 0.7922
RGB percentages69.4%, 68.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(244.4, 20.3%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 13.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK12.4%, 13.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,644,874
CSS custom property--colour: #B1AFCA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4E5035
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8CAAF
Analogous#AFBBCA, #BEAFCA
Triadic#CAB1AF, #AFCAB1
Split complementary#CABEAF, #BBCAAF
Tetradic#CAAFBB, #C8CAAF, #AFCABE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G175
B202
Red177 (69.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue244.44°
Saturation (HSL)20.3%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G AF · B CA
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