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Recognised as Colour

#B0B4F1

  • #B0B4F1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0B4F1 is a blue with RGB values 176, 180, 241 and HSL 236°, 70%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0B4F1#B0B4F1
HEX#B0B4F1
RGBrgb(176, 180, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7059, 0.9451
RGB percentages69%, 70.6%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(236.3, 69.9%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 27%, 94.5%)
CMYK27%, 25.3%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,580,657
CSS custom property--colour: #B0B4F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#4F4B0E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3BBF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B6EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A0BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Thistle · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1EDB0
Analogous#B0D5F1, #CCB0F1
Triadic#F1B0B4, #B4F1B0
Split complementary#F1CCB0, #D5F1B0
Tetradic#F1B0D5, #F1EDB0, #B0F1CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBDDF9
Darker −10%#858BE9
Darker −20%#5962E2
Darker −30%#2E39DA
Darker −40%#2029B5
More saturated +25%#A4AAFD
Less saturated −25%#BCBEE5

Channel breakdown

R176
G180
B241
Red176 (69%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue236.31°
Saturation (HSL)69.89%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G B4 · B F1

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