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Recognised as Colour

#B3A6FF

  • #B3A6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B3A6FF is a blue with RGB values 179, 166, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B3A6FF#B3A6FF
HEX#B3A6FF
RGBrgb(179, 166, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.651, 1
RGB percentages70.2%, 65.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(248.8, 100%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 34.9%, 100%)
CMYK29.8%, 34.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,773,695
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#4C5900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAFFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A1B6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 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 text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Violet · ΔE 33.1Slate blue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2FFA6
Analogous#A6C6FF, #DFA6FF
Triadic#FFB3A6, #A6FFB3
Split complementary#FFDFA6, #C6FFA6
Tetradic#FFA6C6, #F2FFA6, #A6FFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFD9FF
Darker −10%#8773FF
Darker −20%#5C40FF
Darker −30%#300DFF
Darker −40%#2000D9
More saturated +25%#B3A6FF
Less saturated −25%#BBB1F4

Channel breakdown

R179
G166
B255
Red179 (70.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue248.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G A6 · B FF

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