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Colour

#B1C4FA

  • #B1C4FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1C4FA is a blue with RGB values 177, 196, 250 and HSL 224°, 88%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B1C4FA#B1C4FA
HEX#B1C4FA
RGBrgb(177, 196, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.7686, 0.9804
RGB percentages69.4%, 76.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(224.4, 88%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 29.2%, 98%)
CMYK29.2%, 21.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,650,298
CSS custom property--colour: #B1C4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#4E3B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C8FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADC2F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9DCED6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 21Sky blue · ΔE 21.7Lavender · ΔE 22.8Light blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE7B1
Analogous#B1E9FA, #C2B1FA
Triadic#FAB1C4, #C4FAB1
Split complementary#FAC3B1, #E9FAB1
Tetradic#FAB1E9, #FAE7B1, #B1FAC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E8FD
Darker −10%#81A0F7
Darker −20%#517BF4
Darker −30%#2157F1
Darker −40%#0D40D2
More saturated +25%#ACC2FF
Less saturated −25%#BBC9F0

Channel breakdown

R177
G196
B250
Red177 (69.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue224.38°
Saturation (HSL)87.95%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G C4 · B FA

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