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Colour

#B4AADC

  • #B4AADC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B4AADC is a blue with RGB values 180, 170, 220 and HSL 252°, 42%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B4AADC#B4AADC
HEX#B4AADC
RGBrgb(180, 170, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6667, 0.8627
RGB percentages70.6%, 66.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(252, 41.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 22.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK18.2%, 22.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,840,220
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AADC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#4B5523

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B0DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ACB2BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 26.1Lavender · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2DCAA
Analogous#AAB9DC, #CDAADC
Triadic#DCB4AA, #AADCB4
Split complementary#DCCDAA, #B9DCAA
Tetradic#DCAAB9, #D2DCAA, #AADCCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F2FA
Lighter +10%#D4CEEB
Darker −10%#9486CD
Darker −20%#7462BE
Darker −30%#5945A8
Darker −40%#463684
More saturated +25%#AB9BEB
Less saturated −25%#BDB9CD

Channel breakdown

R180
G170
B220
Red180 (70.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G AA · B DC

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