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Recognised as Colour

#B3AAF2

  • #B3AAF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B3AAF2 is a blue with RGB values 179, 170, 242 and HSL 248°, 73%, 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

#B3AAF2#B3AAF2
HEX#B3AAF2
RGBrgb(179, 170, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6667, 0.949
RGB percentages70.2%, 66.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(247.5, 73.5%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 29.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK26%, 29.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,774,706
CSS custom property--colour: #B3AAF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4C550D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B4F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B1F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A5B6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Thistle · ΔE 27.1Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.8Steel blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9F2AA
Analogous#AAC5F2, #D7AAF2
Triadic#F2B3AA, #AAF2B3
Split complementary#F2D7AA, #C5F2AA
Tetradic#F2AAC5, #E9F2AA, #AAF2D7

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%#8B7EEB
Darker −20%#6452E4
Darker −30%#3C25DE
Darker −40%#2F1CB4
More saturated +25%#AA9EFE
Less saturated −25%#BCB6E6

Channel breakdown

R179
G170
B242
Red179 (70.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)73.47%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G AA · B F2

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