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Recognised as Colour

#B5AFE8

  • #B5AFE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B5AFE8 is a blue with RGB values 181, 175, 232 and HSL 246°, 55%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B5AFE8#B5AFE8
HEX#B5AFE8
RGBrgb(181, 175, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6863, 0.9098
RGB percentages71%, 68.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(246.3, 55.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 24.6%, 91%)
CMYK22%, 24.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,907,048
CSS custom property--colour: #B5AFE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#4A5017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B6EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B4E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AAB8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5Lavender · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E8AF
Analogous#AFC6E8, #D1AFE8
Triadic#E8B5AF, #AFE8B5
Split complementary#E8D2AF, #C5E8AF
Tetradic#E8AFC6, #E2E8AF, #AFE8D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#DAD7F3
Darker −10%#9087DD
Darker −20%#6C60D1
Darker −30%#4839C5
Darker −40%#392D9E
More saturated +25%#ABA2F5
Less saturated −25%#BFBCDB

Channel breakdown

R181
G175
B232
Red181 (71%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue246.32°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G AF · B E8

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