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Recognised as Colour

#B0C6FC

  • #B0C6FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0C6FC is a blue with RGB values 176, 198, 252 and HSL 223°, 93%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0C6FC#B0C6FC
HEX#B0C6FC
RGBrgb(176, 198, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7765, 0.9882
RGB percentages69%, 77.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(222.6, 92.7%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 30.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK30.2%, 21.4%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,585,276
CSS custom property--colour: #B0C6FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#4F3903

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5CAFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEC3FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9BD1D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.9Thistle · ΔE 21.5Lavender · ΔE 22.7Light blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE6B0
Analogous#B0ECFC, #C0B0FC
Triadic#FCB0C6, #C6FCB0
Split complementary#FCC0B0, #ECFCB0
Tetradic#FCB0EC, #FCE6B0, #B0FCC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E9FE
Darker −10%#7FA3FA
Darker −20%#4E7FF8
Darker −30%#1D5CF6
Darker −40%#0844D8
More saturated +25%#ADC5FF
Less saturated −25%#BACAF2

Channel breakdown

R176
G198
B252
Red176 (69%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue222.63°
Saturation (HSL)92.68%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G C6 · B FC

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