Recognised as Colour

#B3A9F3

#B3A9F3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B3A9F3 is a blue with RGB values 179, 169, 243 and HSL 248°, 76%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B3A9F3#B3A9F3

HEX#B3A9F3

RGBrgb(179, 169, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6627, 0.9529

RGB percentages70.2%, 66.3%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(248.1, 75.5%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 30.5%, 95.3%)

CMYK26.3%, 30.5%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,774,451

CSS custom property--colour: #B3A9F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#4C560C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95B3F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#95B0F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A5B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9 Thistle · ΔE 28.1 Medium purple · ΔE 28.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6 Steel blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E9F3A9

Analogous#A9C4F3, #D8A9F3

Triadic#F3B3A9, #A9F3B3

Split complementary#F3D8A9, #C4F3A9

Tetradic#F3A9C4, #E9F3A9, #A9F3D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DBD6F9

Darker −10%#8B7CED

Darker −20%#644FE7

Darker −30%#3C23E0

Darker −40%#2F19B7

More saturated +25%#AA9DFF

Less saturated −25%#BCB5E7

Channel breakdown

R179

G169

B243

Red179 (70.2%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue248.11°

Saturation (HSL)75.51%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G A9 · B F3

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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