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Recognised as Colour

#B3A7F0

  • #B3A7F0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B3A7F0 is a blue with RGB values 179, 167, 240 and HSL 250°, 71%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B3A7F0#B3A7F0
HEX#B3A7F0
RGBrgb(179, 167, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6549, 0.9412
RGB percentages70.2%, 65.5%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(249.9, 70.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 30.4%, 94.1%)
CMYK25.4%, 30.4%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,773,936
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A7F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43512WCAG 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 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#4C580F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B1F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95AFEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A6B3C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Thistle · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4F0A7
Analogous#A7C0F0, #D7A7F0
Triadic#F0B3A7, #A7F0B3
Split complementary#F0D7A7, #C0F0A7
Tetradic#F0A7C0, #E4F0A7, #A7F0D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D9D3F7
Darker −10%#8D7BE9
Darker −20%#6850E1
Darker −30%#4325D9
Darker −40%#351EAD
More saturated +25%#AA9AFD
Less saturated −25%#BCB4E3

Channel breakdown

R179
G167
B240
Red179 (70.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue249.86°
Saturation (HSL)70.87%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G A7 · B F0

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