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Recognised as Colour

#B2AFD3

  • #B2AFD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2AFD3 is a blue with RGB values 178, 175, 211 and HSL 245°, 29%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2AFD3#B2AFD3
HEX#B2AFD3
RGBrgb(178, 175, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6863, 0.8275
RGB percentages69.8%, 68.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(245, 29%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245, 17.1%, 82.7%)
CMYK15.6%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,710,419
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AFD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44828WCAG 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 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4D502C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B3D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B2D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ABB5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Thistle · ΔE 12.3Dark grey · ΔE 19.9Silver · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21Lavender · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0D3AF
Analogous#AFBED3, #C4AFD3
Triadic#D3B2AF, #AFD3B2
Split complementary#D3C4AF, #BED3AF
Tetradic#D3AFBE, #D0D3AF, #AFD3C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F1F7
Lighter +10%#D2D0E5
Darker −10%#928EC1
Darker −20%#736DAF
Darker −30%#585396
Darker −40%#454175
More saturated +25%#A5A0E3
Less saturated −25%#BFBFC3

Channel breakdown

R178
G175
B211
Red178 (69.8%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue245°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G AF · B D3

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