Recognised as Colour
#B7AEDE
- #B7AEDE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B7AEDE is a blue with RGB values 183, 174, 222 and HSL 251°, 42%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B7AEDE#B7AEDE
HEX#B7AEDE
RGBrgb(183, 174, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6824, 0.8706
RGB percentages71.8%, 68.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(251.3, 42.1%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 21.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK17.6%, 21.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,037,854
CSS custom property--colour: #B7AEDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#485121
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5DEAE
Analogous#AEBDDE, #CFAEDE
Triadic#DEB7AE, #AEDEB7
Split complementary#DECFAE, #BDDEAE
Tetradic#DEAEBD, #D5DEAE, #AEDECF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G174
B222
Red183 (71.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue251.25°
Saturation (HSL)42.11%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G AE · B DE
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