Recognised as Colour
#B6AED3
- #B6AED3
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B6AED3 is a blue with RGB values 182, 174, 211 and HSL 253°, 30%, 75%. 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
#B6AED3#B6AED3
HEX#B6AED3
RGBrgb(182, 174, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6824, 0.8275
RGB percentages71.4%, 68.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(253, 29.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 17.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK13.7%, 17.5%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,972,307
CSS custom property--colour: #B6AED3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 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#49512C
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#CBD3AE
Analogous#AEB8D3, #C9AED3
Triadic#D3B6AE, #AED3B6
Split complementary#D3C9AE, #B8D3AE
Tetradic#D3AEB9, #CBD3AE, #AED3C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G174
B211
Red182 (71.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue252.97°
Saturation (HSL)29.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G AE · B D3
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