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Recognised as Colour

#B8A2FF

  • #B8A2FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B8A2FF is a blue with RGB values 184, 162, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B8A2FF#B8A2FF
HEX#B8A2FF
RGBrgb(184, 162, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6353, 1
RGB percentages72.2%, 63.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(254.2, 100%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 36.5%, 100%)
CMYK27.8%, 36.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,100,351
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#475D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89B1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BAEFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A9B2C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Plum · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4Violet · ΔE 29.7Orchid · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9FFA2
Analogous#A2BAFF, #E7A2FF
Triadic#FFB8A2, #A2FFB8
Split complementary#FFE6A2, #BBFFA2
Tetradic#FFA2BA, #E9FFA2, #A2FFE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFD5FF
Darker −10%#916FFF
Darker −20%#6A3CFF
Darker −30%#4309FF
Darker −40%#3200D5
More saturated +25%#B8A2FF
Less saturated −25%#BEAEF3

Channel breakdown

R184
G162
B255
Red184 (72.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G A2 · B FF

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