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Recognised as Colour

#B0C0E9

  • #B0C0E9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0C0E9 is a blue with RGB values 176, 192, 233 and HSL 223°, 56%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0C0E9#B0C0E9
HEX#B0C0E9
RGBrgb(176, 192, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7529, 0.9137
RGB percentages69%, 75.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(223.2, 56.4%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 24.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK24.5%, 17.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,583,721
CSS custom property--colour: #B0C0E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#4F3F16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C3EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFBEE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A2C8CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Light blue · ΔE 18.8Lavender · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9D9B0
Analogous#B0DDE9, #BDB0E9
Triadic#E9B0C0, #C0E9B0
Split complementary#E9BCB0, #DDE9B0
Tetradic#E9B0DD, #E9D9B0, #B0E9BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8E0F4
Darker −10%#88A0DE
Darker −20%#6080D3
Darker −30%#3861C8
Darker −40%#2D4DA0
More saturated +25%#A3BAF6
Less saturated −25%#BDC6DC

Channel breakdown

R176
G192
B233
Red176 (69%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue223.16°
Saturation (HSL)56.44%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G C0 · B E9

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