Colour
#B1B8D6
- #B1B8D6
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B1B8D6 is a blue with RGB values 177, 184, 214 and HSL 229°, 31%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B1B8D6#B1B8D6
HEX#B1B8D6
RGBrgb(177, 184, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7216, 0.8392
RGB percentages69.4%, 72.2%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(228.6, 31.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 17.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK17.3%, 14%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,647,190
CSS custom property--colour: #B1B8D6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#4E4729
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6CFB1
Analogous#B1CBD6, #BCB1D6
Triadic#D6B1B8, #B8D6B1
Split complementary#D6BCB1, #CBD6B1
Tetradic#D6B1CB, #D6CFB1, #B1D6BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G184
B214
Red177 (69.4%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue228.65°
Saturation (HSL)31.09%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G B8 · B D6
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