Recognised as Colour
#B8A5F3
- #B8A5F3
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B8A5F3 is a blue with RGB values 184, 165, 243 and HSL 255°, 76%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B8A5F3#B8A5F3
HEX#B8A5F3
RGBrgb(184, 165, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6471, 0.9529
RGB percentages72.2%, 64.7%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(254.6, 76.5%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 32.1%, 95.3%)
CMYK24.3%, 32.1%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,101,107
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A5F3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#475A0C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0F3A5
Analogous#A5B9F3, #DFA5F3
Triadic#F3B8A5, #A5F3B8
Split complementary#F3DFA5, #B9F3A5
Tetradic#F3A5B9, #E0F3A5, #A5F3DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G165
B243
Red184 (72.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue254.62°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G A5 · B F3
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