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Recognised as Colour

#B1DCFE

  • #B1DCFE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#B1DCFE is a blue with RGB values 177, 220, 254 and HSL 206°, 97%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#B1DCFE#B1DCFE
HEX#B1DCFE
RGBrgb(177, 220, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8627, 0.9961
RGB percentages69.4%, 86.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(206.5, 97.5%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 30.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK30.3%, 13.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,656,446
CSS custom property--colour: #B1DCFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#4E2301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEDBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4D3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#99E4E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.6Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Sky blue · ΔE 10.8Light blue · ΔE 10.8Powder blue · ΔE 15.2Lavender · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED3B1
Analogous#B1FEFA, #B1B6FE
Triadic#FEB1DC, #DCFEB1
Split complementary#FEB1B6, #FEFAB1
Tetradic#FAB1FE, #FED3B1, #B6FEB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3F3FF
Darker −10%#7FC5FD
Darker −20%#4CAFFD
Darker −30%#1A98FC
Darker −40%#037EE0
More saturated +25%#B0DCFF
Less saturated −25%#BBDBF4

Channel breakdown

R177
G220
B254
Red177 (69.4%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue206.49°
Saturation (HSL)97.47%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G DC · B FE

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