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Colour

#B0BFE7

  • #B0BFE7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0BFE7 is a blue with RGB values 176, 191, 231 and HSL 224°, 53%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0BFE7#B0BFE7
HEX#B0BFE7
RGBrgb(176, 191, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.749, 0.9059
RGB percentages69%, 74.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(223.6, 53.4%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 23.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK23.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,583,463
CSS custom property--colour: #B0BFE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52261WCAG 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 11.45:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#4F4018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C2E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEBDE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A2C7CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8Thistle · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 16Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Light blue · ΔE 18.7Lavender · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7D8B0
Analogous#B0DBE7, #BDB0E7
Triadic#E7B0BF, #BFE7B0
Split complementary#E7BCB0, #DBE7B0
Tetradic#E7B0DB, #E7D8B0, #B0E7BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D7DFF3
Darker −10%#899FDB
Darker −20%#6280CF
Darker −30%#3B60C3
Darker −40%#2F4D9C
More saturated +25%#A3B9F4
Less saturated −25%#BDC5DA

Channel breakdown

R176
G191
B231
Red176 (69%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)53.4%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G BF · B E7

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