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Colour

#B1B9FC

  • #B1B9FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B1B9FC is a blue with RGB values 177, 185, 252 and HSL 234°, 93%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B1B9FC#B1B9FC
HEX#B1B9FC
RGBrgb(177, 185, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7255, 0.9882
RGB percentages69.4%, 72.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(233.6, 92.6%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 29.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK29.8%, 26.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,647,484
CSS custom property--colour: #B1B9FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#4E4603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1BBFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9EC5D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 24Thistle · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCF4B1
Analogous#B1DFFC, #CFB1FC
Triadic#FCB1B9, #B9FCB1
Split complementary#FCCFB1, #DFFCB1
Tetradic#FCB1DF, #FCF4B1, #B1FCCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2E5FE
Darker −10%#808DFA
Darker −20%#4F61F8
Darker −30%#1E35F6
Darker −40%#081FD9
More saturated +25%#AEB7FF
Less saturated −25%#BBC1F2

Channel breakdown

R177
G185
B252
Red177 (69.4%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue233.6°
Saturation (HSL)92.59%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G B9 · B FC

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