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Colour

#B0BDEF

  • #B0BDEF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0BDEF is a blue with RGB values 176, 189, 239 and HSL 228°, 66%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0BDEF#B0BDEF
HEX#B0BDEF
RGBrgb(176, 189, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7412, 0.9373
RGB percentages69%, 74.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(227.6, 66.3%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 26.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK26.4%, 20.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,582,959
CSS custom property--colour: #B0BDEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.37:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#4F4210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AABCEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A0C6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Thistle · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.9Lavender · ΔE 22.3Light blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE2B0
Analogous#B0DDEF, #C3B0EF
Triadic#EFB0BD, #BDEFB0
Split complementary#EFC3B0, #DDEFB0
Tetradic#EFB0DD, #EFE2B0, #B0EFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAE0F8
Darker −10%#869AE6
Darker −20%#5B76DE
Darker −30%#3153D5
Darker −40%#2440AF
More saturated +25%#A4B6FB
Less saturated −25%#BCC4E3

Channel breakdown

R176
G189
B239
Red176 (69%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue227.62°
Saturation (HSL)66.32%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G BD · B EF

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