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Recognised as Colour

#B8A5FF

  • #B8A5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B8A5FF is a blue with RGB values 184, 165, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B8A5FF#B8A5FF
HEX#B8A5FF
RGBrgb(184, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages72.2%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(252.7, 100%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 35.3%, 100%)
CMYK27.8%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,101,119
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#475A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EB0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A8B5C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.5Violet · ΔE 31.2Orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECFFA5
Analogous#A5BFFF, #E5A5FF
Triadic#FFB8A5, #A5FFB8
Split complementary#FFE5A5, #BFFFA5
Tetradic#FFA5BF, #ECFFA5, #A5FFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0D8FF
Darker −10%#9072FF
Darker −20%#683FFF
Darker −30%#3F0CFF
Darker −40%#2E00D8
More saturated +25%#B8A5FF
Less saturated −25%#BFB0F4

Channel breakdown

R184
G165
B255
Red184 (72.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue252.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G A5 · B FF

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