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Colour

#B7AAED

  • #B7AAED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B7AAED is a blue with RGB values 183, 170, 237 and HSL 252°, 65%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B7AAED#B7AAED
HEX#B7AAED
RGBrgb(183, 170, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6667, 0.9294
RGB percentages71.8%, 66.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(251.6, 65%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.6, 28.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK22.8%, 28.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,036,845
CSS custom property--colour: #B7AAED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#485512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB4F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB2EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ACB5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Thistle · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4Light skyblue · ΔE 30.3Steel blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0EDAA
Analogous#AABFED, #D9AAED
Triadic#EDB7AA, #AAEDB7
Split complementary#EDD9AA, #BFEDAA
Tetradic#EDAABE, #E0EDAA, #AAEDD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#DBD4F6
Darker −10%#9380E4
Darker −20%#7056DB
Darker −30%#4C2CD2
Darker −40%#3D23A8
More saturated +25%#AF9DFA
Less saturated −25%#BFB7E0

Channel breakdown

R183
G170
B237
Red183 (71.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue251.64°
Saturation (HSL)65.05%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G AA · B ED

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