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Recognised as Colour

#B4AEEC

  • #B4AEEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B4AEEC is a blue with RGB values 180, 174, 236 and HSL 246°, 62%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B4AEEC#B4AEEC
HEX#B4AEEC
RGBrgb(180, 174, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6824, 0.9255
RGB percentages70.6%, 68.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(245.8, 62%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 26.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK23.7%, 26.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,841,260
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AEEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#4B5113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A8B8C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.2Thistle · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6ECAE
Analogous#AEC7EC, #D3AEEC
Triadic#ECB4AE, #AEECB4
Split complementary#ECD3AE, #C7ECAE
Tetradic#ECAEC7, #E6ECAE, #AEECD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAD7F6
Darker −10%#8E85E2
Darker −20%#675BD9
Darker −30%#4132CF
Darker −40%#3327A7
More saturated +25%#AAA2F9
Less saturated −25%#BEBBE0

Channel breakdown

R180
G174
B236
Red180 (70.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue245.81°
Saturation (HSL)62%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G AE · B EC

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