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Recognised as Colour

#B2A6D8

  • #B2A6D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B2A6D8 is a blue with RGB values 178, 166, 216 and HSL 254°, 39%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B2A6D8#B2A6D8
HEX#B2A6D8
RGBrgb(178, 166, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.651, 0.8471
RGB percentages69.8%, 65.1%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(254.4, 39.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 23.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK17.6%, 23.1%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,708,120
CSS custom property--colour: #B2A6D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#4D5927

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BADDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DACD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#ABAEB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.3Plum · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCD8A6
Analogous#A6B3D8, #CBA6D8
Triadic#D8B2A6, #A6D8B2
Split complementary#D8CBA6, #B3D8A6
Tetradic#D8A6B3, #CCD8A6, #A6D8CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEDF7
Lighter +10%#D1C9E8
Darker −10%#9383C8
Darker −20%#755FB9
Darker −30%#5B469F
Darker −40%#47367C
More saturated +25%#AA96E8
Less saturated −25%#BAB6C8

Channel breakdown

R178
G166
B216
Red178 (69.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue254.4°
Saturation (HSL)39.06%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G A6 · B D8

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