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Recognised as Colour

#B49DFB

  • #B49DFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B49DFB is a blue with RGB values 180, 157, 251 and HSL 255°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B49DFB#B49DFB
HEX#B49DFB
RGBrgb(180, 157, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6157, 0.9843
RGB percentages70.6%, 61.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(254.7, 92.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 37.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK28.3%, 37.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,836,923
CSS custom property--colour: #B49DFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4B6204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#86AAF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A5ADC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Plum · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.8Violet · ΔE 29Slate blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4FB9D
Analogous#9DB5FB, #E39DFB
Triadic#FBB49D, #9DFBB4
Split complementary#FBE39D, #B5FB9D
Tetradic#FB9DB5, #E4FB9D, #9DFBE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DACEFD
Darker −10%#8F6CF9
Darker −20%#693BF7
Darker −30%#440AF5
Darker −40%#3608C4
More saturated +25%#B299FF
Less saturated −25%#BBAAEE

Channel breakdown

R180
G157
B251
Red180 (70.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue254.68°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9D · B FB

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