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Recognised as Colour

#B4ADDC

  • #B4ADDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B4ADDC is a blue with RGB values 180, 173, 220 and HSL 249°, 40%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B4ADDC#B4ADDC
HEX#B4ADDC
RGBrgb(180, 173, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6784, 0.8627
RGB percentages70.6%, 67.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(248.9, 40.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 21.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK18.2%, 21.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,840,988
CSS custom property--colour: #B4ADDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 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#B2B2B2
Inverted#4B5223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B3DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B2DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ACB4BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 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

Thistle · ΔE 15.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Plum · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6Lavender · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5DCAD
Analogous#ADBDDC, #CCADDC
Triadic#DCB4AD, #ADDCB4
Split complementary#DCCCAD, #BEDCAD
Tetradic#DCADBD, #D5DCAD, #ADDCCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F4FB
Lighter +10%#D5D1EB
Darker −10%#9389CD
Darker −20%#7366BD
Darker −30%#5648A8
Darker −40%#443984
More saturated +25%#AA9EEB
Less saturated −25%#BEBCCD

Channel breakdown

R180
G173
B220
Red180 (70.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue248.94°
Saturation (HSL)40.17%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G AD · B DC

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