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Colour

#B1BDDE

  • #B1BDDE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1BDDE is a blue with RGB values 177, 189, 222 and HSL 224°, 41%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B1BDDE#B1BDDE
HEX#B1BDDE
RGBrgb(177, 189, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7412, 0.8706
RGB percentages69.4%, 74.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(224, 40.5%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 20.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK20.3%, 14.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,648,478
CSS custom property--colour: #B1BDDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#4E4221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3BFE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BCDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A6C3C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 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 text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.2Thistle · ΔE 14Light blue · ΔE 16.7Lavender · ΔE 17.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Silver · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED2B1
Analogous#B1D3DE, #BCB1DE
Triadic#DEB1BD, #BDDEB1
Split complementary#DEBCB1, #D3DEB1
Tetradic#DEB1D3, #DED2B1, #B1DEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFC
Lighter +10%#D5DBED
Darker −10%#8D9FCF
Darker −20%#6980C0
Darker −30%#4964AD
Darker −40%#3A4F89
More saturated +25%#A3B7EC
Less saturated −25%#BFC3D0

Channel breakdown

R177
G189
B222
Red177 (69.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue224°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G BD · B DE

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