Recognised as Colour
#B6ADDE
- #B6ADDE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B6ADDE is a blue with RGB values 182, 173, 222 and HSL 251°, 43%, 77%. 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
#B6ADDE#B6ADDE
HEX#B6ADDE
RGBrgb(182, 173, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6784, 0.8706
RGB percentages71.4%, 67.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(251, 42.6%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 22.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK18%, 22.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,972,062
CSS custom property--colour: #B6ADDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#495221
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 text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5DEAD
Analogous#ADBDDE, #CFADDE
Triadic#DEB6AD, #ADDEB6
Split complementary#DECFAD, #BDDEAD
Tetradic#DEADBD, #D5DEAD, #ADDECF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G173
B222
Red182 (71.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue251.02°
Saturation (HSL)42.61%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G AD · B DE
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