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Recognised as Colour

#B2A4E2

  • #B2A4E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B2A4E2 is a blue with RGB values 178, 164, 226 and HSL 254°, 52%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B2A4E2#B2A4E2
HEX#B2A4E2
RGBrgb(178, 164, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6431, 0.8863
RGB percentages69.8%, 64.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(253.5, 51.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 27.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK21.2%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,707,618
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4D5B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95ADE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97ACE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#A9AEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Light steelblue · ΔE 25.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Light skyblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4E2A4
Analogous#A4B5E2, #D1A4E2
Triadic#E2B2A4, #A4E2B2
Split complementary#E2D1A4, #B5E2A4
Tetradic#E2A4B5, #D4E2A4, #A4E2D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F1FB
Lighter +10%#D3CBEE
Darker −10%#917DD6
Darker −20%#7157C9
Darker −30%#5539B4
Darker −40%#432D8D
More saturated +25%#AA95F1
Less saturated −25%#BAB3D3

Channel breakdown

R178
G164
B226
Red178 (69.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue253.55°
Saturation (HSL)51.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G A4 · B E2

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