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Colour

#B5AFFE

  • #B5AFFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B5AFFE is a blue with RGB values 181, 175, 254 and HSL 245°, 98%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B5AFFE#B5AFFE
HEX#B5AFFE
RGBrgb(181, 175, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6863, 0.9961
RGB percentages71%, 68.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(244.6, 97.5%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.6, 31.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK28.7%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,907,070
CSS custom property--colour: #B5AFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#4A5001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99BAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A4BDCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Plum · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Thistle · ΔE 30.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.7Light steelblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8FEAF
Analogous#AFD1FE, #DDAFFE
Triadic#FEB5AF, #AFFEB5
Split complementary#FEDDAF, #D1FEAF
Tetradic#FEAFD1, #F8FEAF, #AFFEDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E1FF
Darker −10%#867DFD
Darker −20%#584AFD
Darker −30%#2918FC
Darker −40%#1303DE
More saturated +25%#B4AEFF
Less saturated −25%#BEB9F4

Channel breakdown

R181
G175
B254
Red181 (71%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue244.56°
Saturation (HSL)97.53%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G AF · B FE

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