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Colour

#B0C8FF

  • #B0C8FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#B0C8FF is a blue with RGB values 176, 200, 255 and HSL 222°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#B0C8FF#B0C8FF
HEX#B0C8FF
RGBrgb(176, 200, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7843, 1
RGB percentages69%, 78.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.8, 100%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 31%, 100%)
CMYK31%, 21.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,585,791
CSS custom property--colour: #B0C8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.55:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#4F3700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6CCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9AD3DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6Sky blue · ΔE 20.9Thistle · ΔE 22.3Lavender · ΔE 22.9Light blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE7B0
Analogous#B0F0FF, #C0B0FF
Triadic#FFB0C8, #C8FFB0
Split complementary#FFC0B0, #EFFFB0
Tetradic#FFB0F0, #FFE7B0, #B0FFC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3ECFF
Darker −10%#7DA4FF
Darker −20%#4A81FF
Darker −30%#175DFF
Darker −40%#0045E3
More saturated +25%#B0C8FF
Less saturated −25%#BACCF5

Channel breakdown

R176
G200
B255
Red176 (69%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.77°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G C8 · B FF

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