Recognised as Colour
#B8B0DE
- #B8B0DE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B8B0DE is a blue with RGB values 184, 176, 222 and HSL 250°, 41%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B8B0DE#B8B0DE
HEX#B8B0DE
RGBrgb(184, 176, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6902, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.2%, 69%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(250.4, 41.1%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 20.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK17.1%, 20.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,103,902
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B0DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#474F21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6DEB0
Analogous#B0BFDE, #CFB0DE
Triadic#DEB8B0, #B0DEB8
Split complementary#DECFB0, #BFDEB0
Tetradic#DEB0BF, #D6DEB0, #B0DECF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G176
B222
Red184 (72.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue250.43°
Saturation (HSL)41.07%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G B0 · B DE
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