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Recognised as Colour

#B2AFE9

  • #B2AFE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B2AFE9 is a blue with RGB values 178, 175, 233 and HSL 243°, 57%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B2AFE9#B2AFE9
HEX#B2AFE9
RGBrgb(178, 175, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6863, 0.9137
RGB percentages69.8%, 68.6%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(243.1, 56.9%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 24.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK23.6%, 24.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,710,441
CSS custom property--colour: #B2AFE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#4D5016

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B6ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB3E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A6B9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Thistle · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E9AF
Analogous#AFC9E9, #CFAFE9
Triadic#E9B2AF, #AFE9B2
Split complementary#E9CFAF, #C9E9AF
Tetradic#E9AFC9, #E6E9AF, #AFE9CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9D7F4
Darker −10%#8B87DE
Darker −20%#655FD3
Darker −30%#3F37C8
Darker −40%#322CA0
More saturated +25%#A7A2F6
Less saturated −25%#BDBCDC

Channel breakdown

R178
G175
B233
Red178 (69.8%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue243.1°
Saturation (HSL)56.86%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G AF · B E9

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