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Recognised as Colour

#B0CAE0

  • #B0CAE0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0CAE0 is a blue with RGB values 176, 202, 224 and HSL 208°, 44%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0CAE0#B0CAE0
HEX#B0CAE0
RGBrgb(176, 202, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7922, 0.8784
RGB percentages69%, 79.2%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(207.5, 43.6%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 21.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK21.4%, 9.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,586,272
CSS custom property--colour: #B0CAE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#4F351F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1CAE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC4E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A3CFD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 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 text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.5Light blue · ΔE 8.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Silver · ΔE 14.6Lavender · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.49, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0C6B0
Analogous#B0E0DE, #B0B2E0
Triadic#E0B0CA, #CAE0B0
Split complementary#E0B0B2, #E0DEB0
Tetradic#DEB0E0, #E0C6B0, #B2E0B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FBFD
Lighter +10%#D5E3EE
Darker −10%#8BB1D2
Darker −20%#6799C3
Darker −30%#4680B1
Darker −40%#37668D
More saturated +25%#A2CBEE
Less saturated −25%#BEC9D2

Channel breakdown

R176
G202
B224
Red176 (69%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue207.5°
Saturation (HSL)43.64%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G CA · B E0

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