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Recognised as Colour

#B4AAF0

  • #B4AAF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B4AAF0 is a blue with RGB values 180, 170, 240 and HSL 249°, 70%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B4AAF0#B4AAF0
HEX#B4AAF0
RGBrgb(180, 170, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6667, 0.9412
RGB percentages70.6%, 66.7%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(248.6, 70%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 29.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK25%, 29.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,840,240
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4B550F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B4F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B1EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A7B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Thistle · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.2Light skyblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6F0AA
Analogous#AAC3F0, #D7AAF0
Triadic#F0B4AA, #AAF0B4
Split complementary#F0D7AA, #C3F0AA
Tetradic#F0AAC3, #E6F0AA, #AAF0D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAD5F8
Darker −10%#8E7FE8
Darker −20%#6753E1
Darker −30%#4128D9
Darker −40%#331FAF
More saturated +25%#AB9EFD
Less saturated −25%#BDB7E4

Channel breakdown

R180
G170
B240
Red180 (70.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G AA · B F0

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