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Colour

#B4B4E5

  • #B4B4E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4B4E5 is a blue with RGB values 180, 180, 229 and HSL 240°, 49%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4B4E5#B4B4E5
HEX#B4B4E5
RGBrgb(180, 180, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7059, 0.898
RGB percentages70.6%, 70.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(240, 48.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 21.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK21.4%, 21.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,842,789
CSS custom property--colour: #B4B4E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#4B4B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8BAE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B7E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A9BCC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Thistle · ΔE 16.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22Plum · ΔE 22.5Lavender · ΔE 23.5Sky blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5E5B4
Analogous#B4CDE5, #CDB4E5
Triadic#E5B4B4, #B4E5B4
Split complementary#E5CDB4, #CDE5B4
Tetradic#E5B4CD, #E5E5B4, #B4E5CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DADAF2
Darker −10%#8E8ED8
Darker −20%#6868CB
Darker −30%#4242BE
Darker −40%#353598
More saturated +25%#A7A7F2
Less saturated −25%#C1C1D8

Channel breakdown

R180
G180
B229
Red180 (70.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)48.51%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G B4 · B E5

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