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Recognised as Colour

#B9B0FD

  • #B9B0FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B9B0FD is a blue with RGB values 185, 176, 253 and HSL 247°, 95%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B9B0FD#B9B0FD
HEX#B9B0FD
RGBrgb(185, 176, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6902, 0.9922
RGB percentages72.5%, 69%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(247, 95.1%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247, 30.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK26.9%, 30.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,169,469
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B0FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#464F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BBBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB7FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AABDCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Thistle · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.6Light steelblue · ΔE 30.3Light skyblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FDB0
Analogous#B0CEFD, #DFB0FD
Triadic#FDB9B0, #B0FDB9
Split complementary#FDE0B0, #CEFDB0
Tetradic#FDB0CE, #F4FDB0, #B0FDDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5E2FE
Darker −10%#8D7EFC
Darker −20%#614DFA
Darker −30%#351BF9
Darker −40%#1F06DB
More saturated +25%#B7AEFF
Less saturated −25%#C1BAF3

Channel breakdown

R185
G176
B253
Red185 (72.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue247.01°
Saturation (HSL)95.06%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G B0 · B FD

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