Colour

#B2ABD2

#B2ABD2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B2ABD2 is a blue with RGB values 178, 171, 210 and HSL 251°, 30%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#B2ABD2

RGBrgb(178, 171, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6706, 0.8235

RGB percentages69.8%, 67.1%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(250.8, 30.2%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 18.6%, 82.4%)

CMYK15.2%, 18.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,709,394

CSS custom property--colour: #B2ABD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#4D542D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3B0D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3AFD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#ACB1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6 Silver · ΔE 22.3 Plum · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBD2AB

Analogous#ABB8D2, #C5ABD2

Triadic#D2B2AB, #ABD2B2

Split complementary#D2C6AB, #B8D2AB

Tetradic#D2ABB8, #CBD2AB, #ABD2C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFEDF6

Lighter +10%#D0CCE4

Darker −10%#948AC0

Darker −20%#7569AE

Darker −30%#5C5094

Darker −40%#473E73

More saturated +25%#A89BE2

Less saturated −25%#BCBBC2

Channel breakdown

R178

G171

B210

Red178 (69.8%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue250.77°

Saturation (HSL)30.23%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G AB · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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