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Recognised as Colour

#B9B3EF

  • #B9B3EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B9B3EF is a blue with RGB values 185, 179, 239 and HSL 246°, 65%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B9B3EF#B9B3EF
HEX#B9B3EF
RGBrgb(185, 179, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.702, 0.9373
RGB percentages72.5%, 70.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(246, 65.2%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 25.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.6%, 25.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,170,223
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B3EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#464C10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4BBF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B8EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ADBDC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.4Thistle · ΔE 20.5Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Lavender · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9EFB3
Analogous#B3CBEF, #D7B3EF
Triadic#EFB9B3, #B3EFB9
Split complementary#EFD7B3, #CBEFB3
Tetradic#EFB3CB, #E9EFB3, #B3EFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0DDF8
Darker −10%#9289E6
Darker −20%#6B5FDD
Darker −30%#4535D4
Darker −40%#3325B1
More saturated +25%#B0A7FB
Less saturated −25%#C2BFE4

Channel breakdown

R185
G179
B239
Red185 (72.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G B3 · B EF

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