Recognised as Colour
#B5AED5
- #B5AED5
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B5AED5 is a blue with RGB values 181, 174, 213 and HSL 251°, 32%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B5AED5#B5AED5
HEX#B5AED5
RGBrgb(181, 174, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6824, 0.8353
RGB percentages71%, 68.2%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(250.8, 31.7%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 18.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK15%, 18.3%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,906,773
CSS custom property--colour: #B5AED5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4A512A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CED5AE
Analogous#AEBBD5, #C8AED5
Triadic#D5B5AE, #AED5B5
Split complementary#D5C9AE, #BBD5AE
Tetradic#D5AEBB, #CED5AE, #AED5C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G174
B213
Red181 (71%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue250.77°
Saturation (HSL)31.71%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G AE · B D5
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