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Recognised as Colour

#B0B9F2

  • #B0B9F2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0B9F2 is a blue with RGB values 176, 185, 242 and HSL 232°, 72%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0B9F2#B0B9F2
HEX#B0B9F2
RGBrgb(176, 185, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7255, 0.949
RGB percentages69%, 72.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(231.8, 71.7%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 27.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK27.3%, 23.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,581,938
CSS custom property--colour: #B0B9F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#4F460D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9BFF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5BAF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#A0C3CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Thistle · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 24.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Sky blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E9B0
Analogous#B0DAF2, #C8B0F2
Triadic#F2B0B9, #B9F2B0
Split complementary#F2C8B0, #DAF2B0
Tetradic#F2B0DA, #F2E9B0, #B0F2C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCE0F9
Darker −10%#8492EB
Darker −20%#586BE4
Darker −30%#2D45DC
Darker −40%#1E33B8
More saturated +25%#A4B1FD
Less saturated −25%#BBC1E6

Channel breakdown

R176
G185
B242
Red176 (69%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue231.82°
Saturation (HSL)71.74%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G B9 · B F2

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