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Recognised as Colour

#B0B3CF

  • #B0B3CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0B3CF is a blue with RGB values 176, 179, 207 and HSL 234°, 24%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0B3CF#B0B3CF
HEX#B0B3CF
RGBrgb(176, 179, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.702, 0.8118
RGB percentages69%, 70.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(234.2, 24.4%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 15%, 81.2%)
CMYK15%, 13.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,580,367
CSS custom property--colour: #B0B3CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#4F4C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB6D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB4CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A9B8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.7Thistle · ΔE 12Silver · ΔE 15.8Dark grey · ΔE 15.8Light grey · ΔE 18.8Light blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCCB0
Analogous#B0C2CF, #BDB0CF
Triadic#CFB0B3, #B3CFB0
Split complementary#CFBDB0, #C3CFB0
Tetradic#CFB0C2, #CFCCB0, #B0CFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF0F6
Lighter +10%#D0D2E2
Darker −10%#9094BC
Darker −20%#7176A8
Darker −30%#575C8F
Darker −40%#44486F
More saturated +25%#A0A6DF
Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R176
G179
B207
Red176 (69%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue234.19°
Saturation (HSL)24.41%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G B3 · B CF

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