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Recognised as Colour

#B6B1DD

  • #B6B1DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B6B1DD is a blue with RGB values 182, 177, 221 and HSL 247°, 39%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B6B1DD#B6B1DD
HEX#B6B1DD
RGBrgb(182, 177, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6941, 0.8667
RGB percentages71.4%, 69.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(246.8, 39.3%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 19.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK17.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,973,085
CSS custom property--colour: #B6B1DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#494E22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B7DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B5DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AEB8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Plum · ΔE 21.9Lavender · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Silver · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DDB1
Analogous#B1C2DD, #CCB1DD
Triadic#DDB6B1, #B1DDB6
Split complementary#DDCCB1, #C2DDB1
Tetradic#DDB1C2, #D8DDB1, #B1DDCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F8FC
Lighter +10%#D7D5EC
Darker −10%#958DCE
Darker −20%#746ABE
Darker −30%#554AAB
Darker −40%#443B87
More saturated +25%#ABA3EB
Less saturated −25%#C1BFCF

Channel breakdown

R182
G177
B221
Red182 (71.4%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue246.82°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G B1 · B DD

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