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Recognised as Colour

#B1CEE6

  • #B1CEE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B1CEE6 is a blue with RGB values 177, 206, 230 and HSL 207°, 51%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B1CEE6#B1CEE6
HEX#B1CEE6
RGBrgb(177, 206, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8078, 0.902
RGB percentages69.4%, 80.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(207.2, 51.5%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 23%, 90.2%)
CMYK23%, 10.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,652,838
CSS custom property--colour: #B1CEE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#4E3119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4CEE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC8E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A2D4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.4Light blue · ΔE 7.7Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Lavender · ΔE 14.3Light skyblue · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.36, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6C9B1
Analogous#B1E6E3, #B1B4E6
Triadic#E6B1CE, #CEE6B1
Split complementary#E6B1B4, #E6E4B1
Tetradic#E3B1E6, #E6C9B1, #B3E6B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8E6F2
Darker −10%#8AB6DA
Darker −20%#649DCD
Darker −30%#3E85C0
Darker −40%#316A9A
More saturated +25%#A4CFF3
Less saturated −25%#BECDD9

Channel breakdown

R177
G206
B230
Red177 (69.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue207.17°
Saturation (HSL)51.46%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G CE · B E6

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