#B6AFD3

A light, muted blue closely aligning with Thistle.

About #B6AFD3

When working with digital screens, the color #B6AFD3 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Thistle. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 175 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. This specific hue requires a mix of 14% C, 17% M, 0% Y, and 17% K. With a hue angle of 251.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6AFD3
RGB182, 175, 211
HSL251.7°, 29.0%, 75.7%
CMYK14%, 17%, 0%, 17%
HSV251.7°, 17.1%, 82.7%
LAB73.1, 9.6, -17.3
XYZ46.4, 45.3, 67.9
Decimal11972563

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.09:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.06:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.99:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.55:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6AFD3; }
.text-color { color: #B6AFD3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6AFD3; }

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