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Recognised as Colour

#B3AFF1

  • #B3AFF1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B3AFF1 is a blue with RGB values 179, 175, 241 and HSL 244°, 70%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B3AFF1#B3AFF1
HEX#B3AFF1
RGBrgb(179, 175, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6863, 0.9451
RGB percentages70.2%, 68.6%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(243.6, 70.2%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.6, 27.4%, 94.5%)
CMYK25.7%, 27.4%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,775,985
CSS custom property--colour: #B3AFF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#4C500E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB7F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB4EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A5BAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Thistle · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDF1AF
Analogous#AFCCF1, #D4AFF1
Triadic#F1B3AF, #AFF1B3
Split complementary#F1D4AF, #CCF1AF
Tetradic#F1AFCC, #EDF1AF, #AFF1D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCDAF9
Darker −10%#8A84E9
Darker −20%#6158E2
Darker −30%#372DDA
Darker −40%#2920B4
More saturated +25%#A9A3FD
Less saturated −25%#BDBBE5

Channel breakdown

R179
G175
B241
Red179 (70.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue243.64°
Saturation (HSL)70.21%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G AF · B F1

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