Recognised as Colour
#B4B4D6
- #B4B4D6
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B4B4D6 is a blue with RGB values 180, 180, 214 and HSL 240°, 29%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B4B4D6#B4B4D6
HEX#B4B4D6
RGBrgb(180, 180, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7059, 0.8392
RGB percentages70.6%, 70.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(240, 29.3%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 15.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK15.9%, 15.9%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,842,774
CSS custom property--colour: #B4B4D6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#4B4B29
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6D6B4
Analogous#B4C5D6, #C5B4D6
Triadic#D6B4B4, #B4D6B4
Split complementary#D6C5B4, #C5D6B4
Tetradic#D6B4C5, #D6D6B4, #B4D6C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G180
B214
Red180 (70.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)29.31%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G B4 · B D6
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