Colour

#B4A8FA

#B4A8FA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B4A8FA is a blue with RGB values 180, 168, 250 and HSL 249°, 89%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#B4A8FA

RGBrgb(180, 168, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6588, 0.9804

RGB percentages70.6%, 65.9%, 98%

HSLhsl(248.8, 89.1%, 82%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 32.8%, 98%)

CMYK28%, 32.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,839,738

CSS custom property--colour: #B4A8FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44611WCAG 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 9.92:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#4B5705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92B4FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#92B0F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A4B6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Plum · ΔE 20.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30 Thistle · ΔE 32.1 Steel blue · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEFAA8

Analogous#A8C5FA, #DDA8FA

Triadic#FAB4A8, #A8FAB4

Split complementary#FADDA8, #C5FAA8

Tetradic#FAA8C5, #EEFAA8, #A8FADD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DED8FD

Darker −10%#8A78F7

Darker −20%#6148F4

Darker −30%#3717F2

Darker −40%#280CCA

More saturated +25%#B0A3FF

Less saturated −25%#BCB4EF

Channel breakdown

R180

G168

B250

Red180 (70.6%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue248.78°

Saturation (HSL)89.13%

Lightness81.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G A8 · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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