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Colour

#B0CAFC

  • #B0CAFC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0CAFC is a blue with RGB values 176, 202, 252 and HSL 219°, 93%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0CAFC#B0CAFC
HEX#B0CAFC
RGBrgb(176, 202, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7922, 0.9882
RGB percentages69%, 79.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(219.5, 92.7%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 30.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK30.2%, 19.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,586,300
CSS custom property--colour: #B0CAFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#4F3503

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BACDFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2C6FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9BD4DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 13.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Lavender · ΔE 20.8Light blue · ΔE 21Thistle · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE2B0
Analogous#B0F0FC, #BCB0FC
Triadic#FCB0CA, #CAFCB0
Split complementary#FCBCB0, #F0FCB0
Tetradic#FCB0F0, #FCE2B0, #B0FCBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1EBFE
Darker −10%#7FA9FA
Darker −20%#4E88F8
Darker −30%#1D67F6
Darker −40%#084FD8
More saturated +25%#ADC9FF
Less saturated −25%#BACDF2

Channel breakdown

R176
G202
B252
Red176 (69%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue219.47°
Saturation (HSL)92.68%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G CA · B FC

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