Recognised as Colour
#B4AFD5
- #B4AFD5
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B4AFD5 is a blue with RGB values 180, 175, 213 and HSL 248°, 31%, 76%. 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
#B4AFD5#B4AFD5
HEX#B4AFD5
RGBrgb(180, 175, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6863, 0.8353
RGB percentages70.6%, 68.6%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(247.9, 31.1%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 17.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK15.5%, 17.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,841,493
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AFD5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4B502A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D0D5AF
Analogous#AFBDD5, #C7AFD5
Triadic#D5B4AF, #AFD5B4
Split complementary#D5C7AF, #BDD5AF
Tetradic#D5AFBD, #D0D5AF, #AFD5C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G175
B213
Red180 (70.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue247.89°
Saturation (HSL)31.15%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G AF · B D5
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