Recognised as Colour
#B4AEDB
- #B4AEDB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B4AEDB is a blue with RGB values 180, 174, 219 and HSL 248°, 38%, 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
#B4AEDB#B4AEDB
HEX#B4AEDB
RGBrgb(180, 174, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6824, 0.8588
RGB percentages70.6%, 68.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(248, 38.5%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248, 20.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK17.8%, 20.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,841,243
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AEDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4B5124
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5DBAE
Analogous#AEBFDB, #CBAEDB
Triadic#DBB4AE, #AEDBB4
Split complementary#DBCBAE, #BFDBAE
Tetradic#DBAEBE, #D5DBAE, #AEDBCB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G174
B219
Red180 (70.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue248°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G AE · B DB
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