Recognised as Colour

#BBAEF5

#BBAEF5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BBAEF5 is a blue with RGB values 187, 174, 245 and HSL 251°, 78%, 82%. 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

#BBAEF5#BBAEF5

HEX#BBAEF5

RGBrgb(187, 174, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6824, 0.9608

RGB percentages73.3%, 68.2%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(251, 78%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251, 29%, 96.1%)

CMYK23.7%, 29%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,300,021

CSS custom property--colour: #BBAEF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#44510A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CB8F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DB6F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AFBAC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4 Thistle · ΔE 25.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9 Medium purple · ΔE 30.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8F5AE

Analogous#AEC5F5, #DEAEF5

Triadic#F5BBAE, #AEF5BB

Split complementary#F5DEAE, #C5F5AE

Tetradic#F5AEC5, #E8F5AE, #AEF5DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E1DBFB

Darker −10%#9581EF

Darker −20%#6F53EA

Darker −30%#4926E4

Darker −40%#3618BF

More saturated +25%#B5A4FF

Less saturated −25%#C2B9EA

Channel breakdown

R187

G174

B245

Red187 (73.3%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue250.99°

Saturation (HSL)78.02%

Lightness82.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G AE · B F5

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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