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Recognised as Colour

#B3AAFD

  • #B3AAFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B3AAFD is a blue with RGB values 179, 170, 253 and HSL 247°, 95%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B3AAFD#B3AAFD
HEX#B3AAFD
RGBrgb(179, 170, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6667, 0.9922
RGB percentages70.2%, 66.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(246.5, 95.4%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 32.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK29.2%, 32.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,774,717
CSS custom property--colour: #B3AAFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4C5502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#92B2FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A2B9C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.3Thistle · ΔE 32.5Steel blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FDAA
Analogous#AACAFD, #DDAAFD
Triadic#FDB3AA, #AAFDB3
Split complementary#FDDCAA, #CAFDAA
Tetradic#FDAACA, #F4FDAA, #AAFDDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0DCFE
Darker −10%#8678FC
Darker −20%#5A46FB
Darker −30%#2D15F9
Darker −40%#1C05D6
More saturated +25%#B1A8FF
Less saturated −25%#BCB5F2

Channel breakdown

R179
G170
B253
Red179 (70.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue246.51°
Saturation (HSL)95.4%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G AA · B FD

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