Colour

#B3ADEA

#B3ADEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B3ADEA is a blue with RGB values 179, 173, 234 and HSL 246°, 59%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B3ADEA#B3ADEA

HEX#B3ADEA

RGBrgb(179, 173, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6784, 0.9176

RGB percentages70.2%, 67.8%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(245.9, 59.2%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 26.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK23.5%, 26.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,775,466

CSS custom property--colour: #B3ADEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#4C5215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EB5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DB2E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A7B7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 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 text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.3 Thistle · ΔE 21.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6 Steel blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4EAAD

Analogous#ADC5EA, #D2ADEA

Triadic#EAB3AD, #ADEAB3

Split complementary#EAD1AD, #C6EAAD

Tetradic#EAADC5, #E4EAAD, #ADEAD2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#D9D6F4

Darker −10%#8D84E0

Darker −20%#685CD5

Darker −30%#4334CA

Darker −40%#3529A2

More saturated +25%#A9A0F7

Less saturated −25%#BDBADD

Channel breakdown

R179

G173

B234

Red179 (70.2%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue245.9°

Saturation (HSL)59.22%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G AD · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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