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Recognised as Colour

#B2A5E6

  • #B2A5E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B2A5E6 is a blue with RGB values 178, 165, 230 and HSL 252°, 57%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B2A5E6#B2A5E6
HEX#B2A5E6
RGBrgb(178, 165, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6471, 0.902
RGB percentages69.8%, 64.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(252, 56.5%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 28.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK22.6%, 28.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,707,878
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A5E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4D5A19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95AEE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#96ADE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A7B0BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Thistle · ΔE 24.1Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.9Light skyblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E6A5
Analogous#A5B9E6, #D3A5E6
Triadic#E6B2A5, #A5E6B2
Split complementary#E6D2A5, #B9E6A5
Tetradic#E6A5B9, #D9E6A5, #A5E6D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F5FC
Lighter +10%#D4CDF1
Darker −10%#907DDB
Darker −20%#6E55D0
Darker −30%#5035BD
Darker −40%#3F2A95
More saturated +25%#A997F4
Less saturated −25%#BBB3D8

Channel breakdown

R178
G165
B230
Red178 (69.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G A5 · B E6

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