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Recognised as Colour

#B2AAE7

  • #B2AAE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B2AAE7 is a blue with RGB values 178, 170, 231 and HSL 248°, 56%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B2AAE7#B2AAE7
HEX#B2AAE7
RGBrgb(178, 170, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6667, 0.9059
RGB percentages69.8%, 66.7%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(247.9, 56%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 26.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK22.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,709,159
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AAE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#4D5518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB2EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB0E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A7B4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.6Thistle · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFE7AA
Analogous#AAC1E7, #D0AAE7
Triadic#E7B2AA, #AAE7B2
Split complementary#E7D1AA, #C0E7AA
Tetradic#E7AAC1, #DFE7AA, #AAE7D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFAFD
Lighter +10%#D6D2F2
Darker −10%#8E82DC
Darker −20%#6A5AD1
Darker −30%#4937C1
Darker −40%#3A2B9A
More saturated +25%#A89CF5
Less saturated −25%#BCB8D9

Channel breakdown

R178
G170
B231
Red178 (69.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue247.87°
Saturation (HSL)55.96%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G AA · B E7

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