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Recognised as Colour

#BBAFEB

  • #BBAFEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBAFEB is a blue with RGB values 187, 175, 235 and HSL 252°, 60%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBAFEB#BBAFEB
HEX#BBAFEB
RGBrgb(187, 175, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6863, 0.9216
RGB percentages73.3%, 68.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(252, 60%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 25.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK20.4%, 25.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,267
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#445014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B6E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B2B9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.3Thistle · ΔE 20.3Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8Lavender · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFEBAF
Analogous#AFC1EB, #D9AFEB
Triadic#EBBBAF, #AFEBBB
Split complementary#EBD9AF, #C1EBAF
Tetradic#EBAFC1, #DFEBAF, #AFEBD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DED8F5
Darker −10%#9886E1
Darker −20%#765DD7
Darker −30%#5335CC
Darker −40%#4229A5
More saturated +25%#B4A3F8
Less saturated −25%#C3BCDF

Channel breakdown

R187
G175
B235
Red187 (73.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AF · B EB

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