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Colour

#B1C0E7

  • #B1C0E7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1C0E7 is a blue with RGB values 177, 192, 231 and HSL 223°, 53%, 80%. 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

#B1C0E7#B1C0E7
HEX#B1C0E7
RGBrgb(177, 192, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7529, 0.9059
RGB percentages69.4%, 75.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(223.3, 52.9%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 23.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK23.4%, 16.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,649,255
CSS custom property--colour: #B1C0E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#4E3F18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C3E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BEE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A3C7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Thistle · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 16Light blue · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Lavender · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7D8B1
Analogous#B1DBE7, #BDB1E7
Triadic#E7B1C0, #C0E7B1
Split complementary#E7BDB1, #DBE7B1
Tetradic#E7B1DB, #E7D8B1, #B1E7BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8E0F3
Darker −10%#8AA0DB
Darker −20%#6381CF
Darker −30%#3C61C3
Darker −40%#304E9C
More saturated +25%#A4BAF4
Less saturated −25%#BEC6DA

Channel breakdown

R177
G192
B231
Red177 (69.4%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue223.33°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G C0 · B E7

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