Colour
#B8AFE0
- #B8AFE0
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B8AFE0 is a blue with RGB values 184, 175, 224 and HSL 251°, 44%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B8AFE0#B8AFE0
HEX#B8AFE0
RGBrgb(184, 175, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6863, 0.8784
RGB percentages72.2%, 68.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(251, 44.1%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 21.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK17.9%, 21.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,103,648
CSS custom property--colour: #B8AFE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#47501F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7E0AF
Analogous#AFBFE0, #D1AFE0
Triadic#E0B8AF, #AFE0B8
Split complementary#E0D1AF, #BFE0AF
Tetradic#E0AFBF, #D7E0AF, #AFE0D1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G175
B224
Red184 (72.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue251.02°
Saturation (HSL)44.14%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G AF · B E0
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