#B6AFF0

A very light, moderate blue closely aligning with Plum.

About #B6AFF0

The hex code #B6AFF0 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Plum. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 175 parts green, and 240 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 24% cyan and 27% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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#B6AFF0
RGB182, 175, 240
HSL246.5°, 68.4%, 81.4%
CMYK24%, 27%, 0%, 6%
HSV246.5°, 27.1%, 94.1%
LAB74.1, 16.1, -31.5
XYZ50.3, 46.9, 88.8
Decimal11972592

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.38:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.82:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6AFF0; }
.text-color { color: #B6AFF0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6AFF0; }

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