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Colour

#B1C2EF

  • #B1C2EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1C2EF is a blue with RGB values 177, 194, 239 and HSL 224°, 66%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B1C2EF#B1C2EF
HEX#B1C2EF
RGBrgb(177, 194, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7608, 0.9373
RGB percentages69.4%, 76.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(223.5, 66%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 25.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK25.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,649,775
CSS custom property--colour: #B1C2EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#4E3D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C5F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC0EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A1CBD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Thistle · ΔE 17.6Sky blue · ΔE 19Lavender · ΔE 19.7Light blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFDEB1
Analogous#B1E1EF, #BFB1EF
Triadic#EFB1C2, #C2EFB1
Split complementary#EFBFB1, #E1EFB1
Tetradic#EFB1E1, #EFDEB1, #B1EFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBE3F8
Darker −10%#87A1E6
Darker −20%#5C80DE
Darker −30%#325FD5
Darker −40%#244AB0
More saturated +25%#A5BDFB
Less saturated −25%#BDC7E3

Channel breakdown

R177
G194
B239
Red177 (69.4%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue223.55°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G C2 · B EF

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