#B6AFCC

A light, muted blue closely aligning with Thistle.

About #B6AFCC

When working with digital screens, the color #B6AFCC is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Thistle. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 175 green, and 204 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow, and 20% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6AFCC
RGB182, 175, 204
HSL254.5°, 22.1%, 74.3%
CMYK11%, 14%, 0%, 20%
HSV254.5°, 14.2%, 80.0%
LAB72.9, 8.1, -13.8
XYZ45.5, 45.0, 63.4
Decimal11972556

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.99:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.50:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6AFCC; }
.text-color { color: #B6AFCC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6AFCC; }

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