Recognised as Colour
#B7AFDA
- #B7AFDA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B7AFDA is a blue with RGB values 183, 175, 218 and HSL 251°, 37%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B7AFDA#B7AFDA
HEX#B7AFDA
RGBrgb(183, 175, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6863, 0.8549
RGB percentages71.8%, 68.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(251.2, 36.8%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 19.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 19.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,038,106
CSS custom property--colour: #B7AFDA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45789WCAG 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 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#485025
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 text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D2DAAF
Analogous#AFBDDA, #CCAFDA
Triadic#DAB7AF, #AFDAB7
Split complementary#DACDAF, #BCDAAF
Tetradic#DAAFBD, #D2DAAF, #AFDACC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G175
B218
Red183 (71.8%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue251.16°
Saturation (HSL)36.75%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G AF · B DA
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