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Colour

#B1BDE1

  • #B1BDE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1BDE1 is a blue with RGB values 177, 189, 225 and HSL 225°, 44%, 79%. 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

#B1BDE1#B1BDE1
HEX#B1BDE1
RGBrgb(177, 189, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7412, 0.8824
RGB percentages69.4%, 74.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(225, 44.4%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 21.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK21.3%, 16%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,648,481
CSS custom property--colour: #B1BDE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#4E421E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFBCE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A5C4C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 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 text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Thistle · ΔE 14.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 17.8Lavender · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D5B1
Analogous#B1D5E1, #BDB1E1
Triadic#E1B1BD, #BDE1B1
Split complementary#E1BDB1, #D5E1B1
Tetradic#E1B1D5, #E1D5B1, #B1E1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBFD
Lighter +10%#D6DCEF
Darker −10%#8C9ED3
Darker −20%#677FC5
Darker −30%#4561B4
Darker −40%#374D8F
More saturated +25%#A4B6EF
Less saturated −25%#BFC4D4

Channel breakdown

R177
G189
B225
Red177 (69.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G BD · B E1

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