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Recognised as Colour

#B5ADD0

  • #B5ADD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B5ADD0 is a blue with RGB values 181, 173, 208 and HSL 254°, 27%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B5ADD0#B5ADD0
HEX#B5ADD0
RGBrgb(181, 173, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6784, 0.8157
RGB percentages71%, 67.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(253.7, 27.1%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.7, 16.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK13%, 16.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,906,512
CSS custom property--colour: #B5ADD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4A522F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B2D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B1CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B0B2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.2Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Dark grey · ΔE 19.6Silver · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Lavender · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8D0AD
Analogous#ADB6D0, #C7ADD0
Triadic#D0B5AD, #ADD0B5
Split complementary#D0C7AD, #B7D0AD
Tetradic#D0ADB6, #C8D0AD, #ADD0C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EEF5
Lighter +10%#D2CDE3
Darker −10%#988DBD
Darker −20%#7A6CAB
Darker −30%#615391
Darker −40%#4B4071
More saturated +25%#AC9DE0
Less saturated −25%#BEBDC0

Channel breakdown

R181
G173
B208
Red181 (71%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue253.71°
Saturation (HSL)27.13%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G AD · B D0

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