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Recognised as Colour

#B9A8FA

  • #B9A8FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B9A8FA is a blue with RGB values 185, 168, 250 and HSL 252°, 89%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B9A8FA#B9A8FA
HEX#B9A8FA
RGBrgb(185, 168, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6588, 0.9804
RGB percentages72.5%, 65.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(252.4, 89.1%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 32.8%, 98%)
CMYK26%, 32.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,167,418
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A8FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45222WCAG 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 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#465705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B4FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B2F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ABB6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.3Thistle · ΔE 31.8Violet · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9FAA8
Analogous#A8C0FA, #E2A8FA
Triadic#FAB9A8, #A8FAB9
Split complementary#FAE2A8, #C0FAA8
Tetradic#FAA8C0, #E9FAA8, #A8FAE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0D8FD
Darker −10%#9278F7
Darker −20%#6B48F4
Darker −30%#4517F2
Darker −40%#330CCA
More saturated +25%#B6A3FF
Less saturated −25%#C0B4EF

Channel breakdown

R185
G168
B250
Red185 (72.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue252.44°
Saturation (HSL)89.13%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G A8 · B FA

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