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Recognised as Colour

#B0BDE3

  • #B0BDE3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0BDE3 is a blue with RGB values 176, 189, 227 and HSL 225°, 48%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0BDE3#B0BDE3
HEX#B0BDE3
RGBrgb(176, 189, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7412, 0.8902
RGB percentages69%, 74.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(224.7, 47.7%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 22.5%, 89%)
CMYK22.5%, 16.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,582,947
CSS custom property--colour: #B0BDE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#4F421C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C0E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEBCE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A3C4C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.3Thistle · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 18.4Lavender · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3D6B0
Analogous#B0D6E3, #BDB0E3
Triadic#E3B0BD, #BDE3B0
Split complementary#E3BCB0, #D7E3B0
Tetradic#E3B0D6, #E3D6B0, #B0E3BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFE
Lighter +10%#D6DCF0
Darker −10%#8A9ED6
Darker −20%#657EC8
Darker −30%#4160B9
Darker −40%#344C93
More saturated +25%#A3B6F0
Less saturated −25%#BDC4D6

Channel breakdown

R176
G189
B227
Red176 (69%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue224.71°
Saturation (HSL)47.66%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G BD · B E3

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