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Recognised as Colour

#B0C3CF

  • #B0C3CF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0C3CF is a blue with RGB values 176, 195, 207 and HSL 203°, 24%, 75%. 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

#B0C3CF#B0C3CF
HEX#B0C3CF
RGBrgb(176, 195, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7647, 0.8118
RGB percentages69%, 76.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(203.2, 24.4%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.2, 15%, 81.2%)
CMYK15%, 5.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,584,463
CSS custom property--colour: #B0C3CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#4F3C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC2D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BFCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A8C6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 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 text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.6Silver · ΔE 9.1Light blue · ΔE 9.8Light grey · ΔE 11.4Dark grey · ΔE 12.5Powder blue · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFBCB0
Analogous#B0CFCC, #B0B3CF
Triadic#CFB0C3, #C3CFB0
Split complementary#CFB0B3, #CFCCB0
Tetradic#CCB0CF, #CFBCB0, #B3CFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF3F6
Lighter +10%#D0DBE2
Darker −10%#90ABBC
Darker −20%#7193A8
Darker −30%#57798F
Darker −40%#445E6F
More saturated +25%#A0C7DF
Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R176
G195
B207
Red176 (69%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue203.23°
Saturation (HSL)24.41%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G C3 · B CF

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