Colour

#B1C3E2

#B1C3E2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1C3E2 is a blue with RGB values 177, 195, 226 and HSL 218°, 46%, 79%. 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

#B1C3E2#B1C3E2

HEX#B1C3E2

RGBrgb(177, 195, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7647, 0.8863

RGB percentages69.4%, 76.5%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(218, 45.8%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218, 21.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK21.7%, 13.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,650,018

CSS custom property--colour: #B1C3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.77:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#4E3C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9C4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4C0E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A5C9CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.8 Light blue · ΔE 13.9 Thistle · ΔE 15.3 Sky blue · ΔE 15.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8 Lavender · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.84, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E2D0B1

Analogous#B1DBE2, #B8B1E2

Triadic#E2B1C3, #C3E2B1

Split complementary#E2B8B1, #DBE2B1

Tetradic#E2B1DB, #E2D0B1, #B1E2B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFCFE

Lighter +10%#D6E0F0

Darker −10%#8CA6D4

Darker −20%#678AC6

Darker −30%#446EB6

Darker −40%#365791

More saturated +25%#A4BFEF

Less saturated −25%#BEC7D5

Channel breakdown

R177

G195

B226

Red177 (69.4%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue217.96°

Saturation (HSL)45.79%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G C3 · B E2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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