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Recognised as Colour

#B1B6D7

  • #B1B6D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1B6D7 is a blue with RGB values 177, 182, 215 and HSL 232°, 32%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B1B6D7#B1B6D7
HEX#B1B6D7
RGBrgb(177, 182, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7137, 0.8431
RGB percentages69.4%, 71.4%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(232.1, 32.2%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 17.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK17.7%, 15.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,646,679
CSS custom property--colour: #B1B6D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#4E4928

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB9D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB6D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A9BCC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.6Thistle · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 18.1Dark grey · ΔE 18.7Lavender · ΔE 18.8Light blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7D2B1
Analogous#B1C9D7, #BFB1D7
Triadic#D7B1B6, #B6D7B1
Split complementary#D7BFB1, #C9D7B1
Tetradic#D7B1C9, #D7D2B1, #B1D7BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F5FA
Lighter +10%#D3D6E8
Darker −10%#8F96C6
Darker −20%#6E77B4
Darker −30%#515B9E
Darker −40%#40487C
More saturated +25%#A2ABE6
Less saturated −25%#C0C1C8

Channel breakdown

R177
G182
B215
Red177 (69.4%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue232.11°
Saturation (HSL)32.2%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G B6 · B D7

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