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Colour

#B8B8FF

  • #B8B8FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B8B8FF is a blue with RGB values 184, 184, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B8B8FF#B8B8FF
HEX#B8B8FF
RGBrgb(184, 184, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7216, 1
RGB percentages72.2%, 72.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 27.8%, 100%)
CMYK27.8%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,105,983
CSS custom property--colour: #B8B8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#474700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2BCFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A7C5D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8Thistle · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFFB8
Analogous#B8DCFF, #DCB8FF
Triadic#FFB8B8, #B8FFB8
Split complementary#FFDCB8, #DCFFB8
Tetradic#FFB8DC, #FFFFB8, #B8FFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEBFF
Darker −10%#8585FF
Darker −20%#5252FF
Darker −30%#1F1FFF
Darker −40%#0000EB
More saturated +25%#B8B8FF
Less saturated −25%#C1C1F6

Channel breakdown

R184
G184
B255
Red184 (72.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G B8 · B FF

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