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Colour

#B1BCEF

  • #B1BCEF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1BCEF is a blue with RGB values 177, 188, 239 and HSL 229°, 66%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B1BCEF#B1BCEF
HEX#B1BCEF
RGBrgb(177, 188, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7373, 0.9373
RGB percentages69.4%, 73.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(229.4, 66%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 25.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK25.9%, 21.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,648,239
CSS custom property--colour: #B1BCEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#4E4310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9BCEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A2C5CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Thistle · ΔE 18.6Lavender · ΔE 22.7Sky blue · ΔE 22.8Light blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE4B1
Analogous#B1DBEF, #C5B1EF
Triadic#EFB1BC, #BCEFB1
Split complementary#EFC5B1, #DBEFB1
Tetradic#EFB1DB, #EFE4B1, #B1EFC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBE0F8
Darker −10%#8798E6
Darker −20%#5C73DE
Darker −30%#324FD5
Darker −40%#243DB0
More saturated +25%#A5B4FB
Less saturated −25%#BDC4E3

Channel breakdown

R177
G188
B239
Red177 (69.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue229.35°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G BC · B EF

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