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Colour

#B2AEEA

  • #B2AEEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B2AEEA is a blue with RGB values 178, 174, 234 and HSL 244°, 59%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B2AEEA#B2AEEA
HEX#B2AEEA
RGBrgb(178, 174, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6824, 0.9176
RGB percentages69.8%, 68.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(244, 58.8%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 25.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK23.9%, 25.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,710,186
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AEEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4D5115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB6EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB3E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A6B8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9Thistle · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6EAAE
Analogous#AEC8EA, #D0AEEA
Triadic#EAB2AE, #AEEAB2
Split complementary#EAD0AE, #C8EAAE
Tetradic#EAAEC8, #E6EAAE, #AEEAD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9D7F5
Darker −10%#8B85E0
Darker −20%#655DD5
Darker −30%#3E35CB
Darker −40%#322AA2
More saturated +25%#A7A1F7
Less saturated −25%#BDBBDD

Channel breakdown

R178
G174
B234
Red178 (69.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue244°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G AE · B EA

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