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Colour

#B0B8F3

  • #B0B8F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0B8F3 is a blue with RGB values 176, 184, 243 and HSL 233°, 74%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0B8F3#B0B8F3
HEX#B0B8F3
RGBrgb(176, 184, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7216, 0.9529
RGB percentages69%, 72.2%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(232.8, 73.6%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 27.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK27.6%, 24.3%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,581,683
CSS custom property--colour: #B0B8F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#4F470C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BEF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B9F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9FC3CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Thistle · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Plum · ΔE 24Lavender · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3EBB0
Analogous#B0DAF3, #C9B0F3
Triadic#F3B0B8, #B8F3B0
Split complementary#F3C9B0, #DAF3B0
Tetradic#F3B0DA, #F3EBB0, #B0F3C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCE0FA
Darker −10%#8490EC
Darker −20%#5768E6
Darker −30%#2B41DF
Darker −40%#1C2FBB
More saturated +25%#A5AFFE
Less saturated −25%#BBC1E8

Channel breakdown

R176
G184
B243
Red176 (69%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue232.84°
Saturation (HSL)73.63%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G B8 · B F3

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