Recognised as Colour

#B4ABF3

#B4ABF3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B4ABF3 is a blue with RGB values 180, 171, 243 and HSL 248°, 75%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B4ABF3

RGBrgb(180, 171, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6706, 0.9529

RGB percentages70.6%, 67.1%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(247.5, 75%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 29.6%, 95.3%)

CMYK25.9%, 29.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,840,499

CSS custom property--colour: #B4ABF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#4B540C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98B5F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#98B2F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A6B7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5 Thistle · ΔE 26.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3 Medium purple · ΔE 30 Steel blue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAF3AB

Analogous#ABC6F3, #D8ABF3

Triadic#F3B4AB, #ABF3B4

Split complementary#F3D8AB, #C6F3AB

Tetradic#F3ABC6, #EAF3AB, #ABF3D8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DCD8F9

Darker −10%#8C7EED

Darker −20%#6452E6

Darker −30%#3C25E0

Darker −40%#2E1AB8

More saturated +25%#AB9FFF

Less saturated −25%#BDB7E7

Channel breakdown

R180

G171

B243

Red180 (70.6%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue247.5°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G AB · B F3

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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