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Colour

#B29EF6

  • #B29EF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B29EF6 is a blue with RGB values 178, 158, 246 and HSL 254°, 83%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B29EF6#B29EF6
HEX#B29EF6
RGBrgb(178, 158, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6196, 0.9647
RGB percentages69.8%, 62%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(253.6, 83%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.6, 35.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK27.6%, 35.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,706,102
CSS custom property--colour: #B29EF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4D6109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86ACF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A9F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A3ADBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Plum · ΔE 20.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1Violet · ΔE 30.8Orchid · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2F69E
Analogous#9EB6F6, #DE9EF6
Triadic#F6B29E, #9EF6B2
Split complementary#F6DE9E, #B6F69E
Tetradic#F69EB6, #E2F69E, #9EF6DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFBFF
Lighter +10%#D7CDFA
Darker −10%#8D6FF2
Darker −20%#6841ED
Darker −30%#4515E6
Darker −40%#3711B7
More saturated +25%#AD95FF
Less saturated −25%#B9ABE9

Channel breakdown

R178
G158
B246
Red178 (69.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue253.64°
Saturation (HSL)83.02%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 9E · B F6

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