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Colour

#B1BEFA

  • #B1BEFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1BEFA is a blue with RGB values 177, 190, 250 and HSL 229°, 88%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B1BEFA#B1BEFA
HEX#B1BEFA
RGBrgb(177, 190, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7451, 0.9804
RGB percentages69.4%, 74.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(229.3, 88%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 29.2%, 98%)
CMYK29.2%, 24%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,648,762
CSS custom property--colour: #B1BEFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#4E4105

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC4FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7BEF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9EC9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Thistle · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Sky blue · ΔE 25.6Plum · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAEDB1
Analogous#B1E3FA, #C8B1FA
Triadic#FAB1BE, #BEFAB1
Split complementary#FAC8B1, #E3FAB1
Tetradic#FAB1E3, #FAEDB1, #B1FAC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E6FD
Darker −10%#8196F7
Darker −20%#516EF4
Darker −30%#2146F1
Darker −40%#0D30D2
More saturated +25%#ACBBFF
Less saturated −25%#BBC5F0

Channel breakdown

R177
G190
B250
Red177 (69.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue229.32°
Saturation (HSL)87.95%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G BE · B FA

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