Colour
#B9B4D4
- #B9B4D4
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B9B4D4 is a blue with RGB values 185, 180, 212 and HSL 249°, 27%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B9B4D4#B9B4D4
HEX#B9B4D4
RGBrgb(185, 180, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7059, 0.8314
RGB percentages72.5%, 70.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(249.4, 27.1%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.4, 15.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK12.7%, 15.1%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,170,452
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B4D4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 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#B7B7B7
Inverted#464B2B
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CFD4B4
Analogous#B4BFD4, #C9B4D4
Triadic#D4B9B4, #B4D4B9
Split complementary#D4C9B4, #BFD4B4
Tetradic#D4B4BF, #CFD4B4, #B4D4C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G180
B212
Red185 (72.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue249.37°
Saturation (HSL)27.12%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G B4 · B D4
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