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Colour

#B9AEFE

  • #B9AEFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B9AEFE is a blue with RGB values 185, 174, 254 and HSL 248°, 98%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B9AEFE#B9AEFE
HEX#B9AEFE
RGBrgb(185, 174, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6824, 0.9961
RGB percentages72.5%, 68.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(248.3, 97.6%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 31.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK27.2%, 31.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,958
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.55:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#465101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AABCCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 28Thistle · ΔE 30.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.4Light steelblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3FEAE
Analogous#AECBFE, #E1AEFE
Triadic#FEB9AE, #AEFEB9
Split complementary#FEE1AE, #CBFEAE
Tetradic#FEAECB, #F3FEAE, #AEFEE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5E0FF
Darker −10%#8D7CFD
Darker −20%#6249FD
Darker −30%#3617FC
Darker −40%#2103DD
More saturated +25%#B8ADFF
Less saturated −25%#C0B8F4

Channel breakdown

R185
G174
B254
Red185 (72.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue248.25°
Saturation (HSL)97.56%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G AE · B FE

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