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Recognised as Colour

#B1BED2

  • #B1BED2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1BED2 is a blue with RGB values 177, 190, 210 and HSL 216°, 27%, 76%. 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

#B1BED2#B1BED2
HEX#B1BED2
RGBrgb(177, 190, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7451, 0.8235
RGB percentages69.4%, 74.5%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(216.4, 26.8%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 15.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK15.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,648,722
CSS custom property--colour: #B1BED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#4E412D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BFD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BCD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A9C2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.2Silver · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 12.8Dark grey · ΔE 13.7Light grey · ΔE 14Thistle · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.22, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2C5B1
Analogous#B1CFD2, #B4B1D2
Triadic#D2B1BE, #BED2B1
Split complementary#D2B4B1, #CFD2B1
Tetradic#D2B1CF, #D2C5B1, #B1D2B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F4F7
Lighter +10%#D1D9E5
Darker −10%#91A3BF
Darker −20%#7088AD
Darker −30%#566E94
Darker −40%#435674
More saturated +25%#A2BBE1
Less saturated −25%#C0C1C3

Channel breakdown

R177
G190
B210
Red177 (69.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue216.36°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G BE · B D2

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