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Recognised as Colour

#B3A8DA

  • #B3A8DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B3A8DA is a blue with RGB values 179, 168, 218 and HSL 253°, 40%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B3A8DA#B3A8DA
HEX#B3A8DA
RGBrgb(179, 168, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6588, 0.8549
RGB percentages70.2%, 65.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(253.2, 40.3%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 22.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK17.9%, 22.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,774,170
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A8DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#4C5725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAFDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EAED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#ACB0B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17Plum · ΔE 18.7Light steelblue · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7Lavender · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFDAA8
Analogous#A8B6DA, #CCA8DA
Triadic#DAB3A8, #A8DAB3
Split complementary#DACCA8, #B6DAA8
Tetradic#DAA8B6, #CFDAA8, #A8DACC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F0F8
Lighter +10%#D2CCE9
Darker −10%#9484CB
Darker −20%#7460BC
Darker −30%#5A46A3
Darker −40%#463680
More saturated +25%#AA99EA
Less saturated −25%#BCB8CB

Channel breakdown

R179
G168
B218
Red179 (70.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue253.2°
Saturation (HSL)40.32%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G A8 · B DA

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