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Recognised as Colour

#B1DCF3

  • #B1DCF3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B1DCF3 is a blue with RGB values 177, 220, 243 and HSL 201°, 73%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B1DCF3#B1DCF3
HEX#B1DCF3
RGBrgb(177, 220, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8627, 0.9529
RGB percentages69.4%, 86.3%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(200.9, 73.3%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 27.2%, 95.3%)
CMYK27.2%, 9.5%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,656,435
CSS custom property--colour: #B1DCF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.4:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#4E230C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1DAF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D2F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#9DE2E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.1Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Sky blue · ΔE 10.3Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3C8B1
Analogous#B1F3E9, #B1BBF3
Triadic#F3B1DC, #DCF3B1
Split complementary#F3B1BB, #F3E9B1
Tetradic#E9B1F3, #F3C8B1, #BBF3B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDF0FA
Darker −10%#85C8EC
Darker −20%#59B4E5
Darker −30%#2CA1DF
Darker −40%#1D84BB
More saturated +25%#A6DFFE
Less saturated −25%#BCD9E8

Channel breakdown

R177
G220
B243
Red177 (69.4%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue200.91°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G DC · B F3

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