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Recognised as Colour

#B7AAF7

  • #B7AAF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B7AAF7 is a blue with RGB values 183, 170, 247 and HSL 250°, 83%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B7AAF7#B7AAF7
HEX#B7AAF7
RGBrgb(183, 170, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6667, 0.9686
RGB percentages71.8%, 66.7%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(250.1, 82.8%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.1, 31.2%, 96.9%)
CMYK25.9%, 31.2%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,036,855
CSS custom property--colour: #B7AAF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#485508

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B5FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B2F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A9B7C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Thistle · ΔE 29.3Light steelblue · ΔE 31.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAF7AA
Analogous#AAC3F7, #DEAAF7
Triadic#F7B7AA, #AAF7B7
Split complementary#F7DEAA, #C3F7AA
Tetradic#F7AAC3, #EAF7AA, #AAF7DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DED9FB
Darker −10%#907BF3
Darker −20%#684DEE
Darker −30%#411EEA
Darker −40%#3012C3
More saturated +25%#B2A2FF
Less saturated −25%#BFB6EB

Channel breakdown

R183
G170
B247
Red183 (71.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue250.13°
Saturation (HSL)82.8%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G AA · B F7

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