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Recognised as Colour

#B8AEFE

  • #B8AEFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B8AEFE is a blue with RGB values 184, 174, 254 and HSL 248°, 98%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B8AEFE#B8AEFE
HEX#B8AEFE
RGBrgb(184, 174, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6824, 0.9961
RGB percentages72.2%, 68.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(247.5, 97.6%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 31.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK27.6%, 31.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,103,422
CSS custom property--colour: #B8AEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#475101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A8BCCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Plum · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 28Thistle · ΔE 30.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.2Light steelblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FEAE
Analogous#AECCFE, #E0AEFE
Triadic#FEB8AE, #AEFEB8
Split complementary#FEE0AE, #CCFEAE
Tetradic#FEAECC, #F4FEAE, #AEFEE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E0FF
Darker −10%#8C7CFD
Darker −20%#6049FD
Darker −30%#3417FC
Darker −40%#1E03DD
More saturated +25%#B7ADFF
Less saturated −25%#C0B8F4

Channel breakdown

R184
G174
B254
Red184 (72.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)97.56%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G AE · B FE

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