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Recognised as Colour

#B4AFFE

  • #B4AFFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B4AFFE is a blue with RGB values 180, 175, 254 and HSL 244°, 98%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B4AFFE#B4AFFE
HEX#B4AFFE
RGBrgb(180, 175, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6863, 0.9961
RGB percentages70.6%, 68.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(243.8, 97.5%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 31.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK29.1%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,841,534
CSS custom property--colour: #B4AFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.5:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#4B5001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A2BDCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Plum · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 29Thistle · ΔE 30.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.5Light steelblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9FEAF
Analogous#AFD2FE, #DCAFFE
Triadic#FEB4AF, #AFFEB4
Split complementary#FEDCAF, #D2FEAF
Tetradic#FEAFD2, #F9FEAF, #AFFEDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E1FF
Darker −10%#857DFD
Darker −20%#564AFD
Darker −30%#2618FC
Darker −40%#1103DE
More saturated +25%#B3AEFF
Less saturated −25%#BDB9F4

Channel breakdown

R180
G175
B254
Red180 (70.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue243.8°
Saturation (HSL)97.53%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G AF · B FE

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