Colour

#B4B2FD

#B4B2FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B4B2FD is a blue with RGB values 180, 178, 253 and HSL 242°, 95%, 85%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B4B2FD#B4B2FD

HEX#B4B2FD

RGBrgb(180, 178, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.698, 0.9922

RGB percentages70.6%, 69.8%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(241.6, 94.9%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 29.6%, 99.2%)

CMYK28.9%, 29.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,842,301

CSS custom property--colour: #B4B2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.73:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#4B4D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DBBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BB7FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A2BFCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8 Plum · ΔE 21.6 Thistle · ΔE 28.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.4 Medium purple · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FBFDB2

Analogous#B2D6FD, #DAB2FD

Triadic#FDB4B2, #B2FDB4

Split complementary#FDDAB2, #D6FDB2

Tetradic#FDB2D5, #FBFDB2, #B2FDDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4E4FE

Darker −10%#8480FC

Darker −20%#534FFA

Darker −30%#231DF9

Darker −40%#0B06DD

More saturated +25%#B2B0FF

Less saturated −25%#BDBCF3

Channel breakdown

R180

G178

B253

Red180 (70.6%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue241.6°

Saturation (HSL)94.94%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G B2 · B FD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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