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Recognised as Colour

#B0BAF0

  • #B0BAF0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0BAF0 is a blue with RGB values 176, 186, 240 and HSL 231°, 68%, 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

#B0BAF0#B0BAF0
HEX#B0BAF0
RGBrgb(176, 186, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7294, 0.9412
RGB percentages69%, 72.9%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(230.6, 68.1%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 26.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK26.7%, 22.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,582,192
CSS custom property--colour: #B0BAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#4F450F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AABFF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BAEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A0C4CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Thistle · ΔE 19.7Sky blue · ΔE 24.2Lavender · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0E6B0
Analogous#B0DAF0, #C6B0F0
Triadic#F0B0BA, #BAF0B0
Split complementary#F0C6B0, #DAF0B0
Tetradic#F0B0DA, #F0E6B0, #B0F0C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBDFF8
Darker −10%#8595E8
Darker −20%#5A6FE0
Darker −30%#2F4AD8
Darker −40%#2238B2
More saturated +25%#A4B2FC
Less saturated −25%#BCC2E4

Channel breakdown

R176
G186
B240
Red176 (69%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue230.63°
Saturation (HSL)68.09%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G BA · B F0

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