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Recognised as Colour

#B0B2CF

  • #B0B2CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0B2CF is a blue with RGB values 176, 178, 207 and HSL 236°, 24%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0B2CF#B0B2CF
HEX#B0B2CF
RGBrgb(176, 178, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.698, 0.8118
RGB percentages69%, 69.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(236.1, 24.4%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 15%, 81.2%)
CMYK15%, 14%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,580,111
CSS custom property--colour: #B0B2CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#4F4D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB5D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB3CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AAB7BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Thistle · ΔE 12Dark grey · ΔE 16.2Silver · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Lavender · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCDB0
Analogous#B0C2CF, #BEB0CF
Triadic#CFB0B2, #B2CFB0
Split complementary#CFBEB0, #C2CFB0
Tetradic#CFB0C2, #CFCDB0, #B0CFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF0F6
Lighter +10%#D0D1E2
Darker −10%#9093BC
Darker −20%#7174A8
Darker −30%#575B8F
Darker −40%#44466F
More saturated +25%#A0A4DF
Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R176
G178
B207
Red176 (69%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue236.13°
Saturation (HSL)24.41%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G B2 · B CF

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