Recognised as Colour
#B7B3DF
- #B7B3DF
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B7B3DF is a blue with RGB values 183, 179, 223 and HSL 245°, 41%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B7B3DF#B7B3DF
HEX#B7B3DF
RGBrgb(183, 179, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.702, 0.8745
RGB percentages71.8%, 70.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(245.5, 40.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 19.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK17.9%, 19.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,039,135
CSS custom property--colour: #B7B3DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#484C20
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBDFB3
Analogous#B3C5DF, #CDB3DF
Triadic#DFB7B3, #B3DFB7
Split complementary#DFCDB3, #C5DFB3
Tetradic#DFB3C5, #DBDFB3, #B3DFCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G179
B223
Red183 (71.8%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue245.45°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G B3 · B DF
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page