Recognised as Colour
#B9AEDC
- #B9AEDC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B9AEDC is a blue with RGB values 185, 174, 220 and HSL 254°, 40%, 77%. 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
#B9AEDC#B9AEDC
HEX#B9AEDC
RGBrgb(185, 174, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6824, 0.8627
RGB percentages72.5%, 68.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(254.3, 39.7%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 20.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK15.9%, 20.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,924
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AEDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#465123
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1DCAE
Analogous#AEBADC, #D0AEDC
Triadic#DCB9AE, #AEDCB9
Split complementary#DCD0AE, #BADCAE
Tetradic#DCAEBA, #D1DCAE, #AEDCD0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G174
B220
Red185 (72.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue254.35°
Saturation (HSL)39.66%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G AE · B DC
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