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Recognised as Colour

#B9AEE8

  • #B9AEE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B9AEE8 is a blue with RGB values 185, 174, 232 and HSL 251°, 56%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B9AEE8#B9AEE8
HEX#B9AEE8
RGBrgb(185, 174, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6824, 0.9098
RGB percentages72.5%, 68.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(251.4, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 25%, 91%)
CMYK20.3%, 25%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,936
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AEE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#465117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B6EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B4E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B0B7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.7Thistle · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2Lavender · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE8AE
Analogous#AEC0E8, #D6AEE8
Triadic#E8B9AE, #AEE8B9
Split complementary#E8D6AE, #C0E8AE
Tetradic#E8AEC0, #DDE8AE, #AEE8D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDFF
Lighter +10%#DBD6F3
Darker −10%#9786DD
Darker −20%#745FD1
Darker −30%#5338C5
Darker −40%#422D9D
More saturated +25%#B1A1F5
Less saturated −25%#C1BBDB

Channel breakdown

R185
G174
B232
Red185 (72.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue251.38°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G AE · B E8

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