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Recognised as Colour

#B3ABFB

  • #B3ABFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B3ABFB is a blue with RGB values 179, 171, 251 and HSL 246°, 91%, 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

#B3ABFB#B3ABFB
HEX#B3ABFB
RGBrgb(179, 171, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6706, 0.9843
RGB percentages70.2%, 67.1%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(246, 90.9%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 31.9%, 98.4%)
CMYK28.7%, 31.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,774,971
CSS custom property--colour: #B3ABFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4C5404

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B6FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B2F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A2B9C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Plum · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.1Thistle · ΔE 31Light steelblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3FBAB
Analogous#ABCBFB, #DBABFB
Triadic#FBB3AB, #ABFBB3
Split complementary#FBDBAB, #CBFBAB
Tetradic#FBABCB, #F3FBAB, #ABFBDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFDCFD
Darker −10%#877AF9
Darker −20%#5B4AF6
Darker −30%#2F19F4
Darker −40%#1E0AD0
More saturated +25%#B0A7FF
Less saturated −25%#BCB6F0

Channel breakdown

R179
G171
B251
Red179 (70.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)90.91%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G AB · B FB

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