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Recognised as Colour

#B3AFEB

  • #B3AFEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B3AFEB is a blue with RGB values 179, 175, 235 and HSL 244°, 60%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B3AFEB#B3AFEB
HEX#B3AFEB
RGBrgb(179, 175, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6863, 0.9216
RGB percentages70.2%, 68.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(244, 60%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 25.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK23.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,775,979
CSS custom property--colour: #B3AFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46242WCAG 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 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#4C5014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB4E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A7B9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9Thistle · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7EBAF
Analogous#AFC9EB, #D1AFEB
Triadic#EBB3AF, #AFEBB3
Split complementary#EBD1AF, #C9EBAF
Tetradic#EBAFC9, #E7EBAF, #AFEBD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAD8F5
Darker −10%#8C86E1
Darker −20%#655DD7
Darker −30%#3F35CC
Darker −40%#3129A5
More saturated +25%#A8A3F8
Less saturated −25%#BEBCDF

Channel breakdown

R179
G175
B235
Red179 (70.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue244°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G AF · B EB

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