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Recognised as Colour

#B9AFF7

  • #B9AFF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B9AFF7 is a blue with RGB values 185, 175, 247 and HSL 248°, 82%, 83%. 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

#B9AFF7#B9AFF7
HEX#B9AFF7
RGBrgb(185, 175, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6863, 0.9686
RGB percentages72.5%, 68.6%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(248.3, 81.8%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 29.1%, 96.9%)
CMYK25.1%, 29.1%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,169,207
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AFF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#465008

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB9FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB6F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ACBBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 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 text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Thistle · ΔE 26.4Light steelblue · ΔE 28Light skyblue · ΔE 30.5Medium purple · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDF7AF
Analogous#AFC9F7, #DDAFF7
Triadic#F7B9AF, #AFF7B9
Split complementary#F7DDAF, #C9F7AF
Tetradic#F7AFC9, #EDF7AF, #AFF7DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2DDFC
Darker −10%#9081F2
Darker −20%#6852EE
Darker −30%#3F24E9
Darker −40%#2D14C6
More saturated +25%#B3A7FF
Less saturated −25%#C1BAEC

Channel breakdown

R185
G175
B247
Red185 (72.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue248.33°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G AF · B F7

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