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Recognised as Colour

#B1DFF8

  • #B1DFF8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B1DFF8 is a blue with RGB values 177, 223, 248 and HSL 201°, 84%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B1DFF8#B1DFF8
HEX#B1DFF8
RGBrgb(177, 223, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8745, 0.9725
RGB percentages69.4%, 87.5%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(201.1, 83.5%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 28.6%, 97.3%)
CMYK28.6%, 10.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,657,208
CSS custom property--colour: #B1DFF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#4E2007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3DDF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D5F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9BE6E7no 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 text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.4Sky blue · ΔE 10.1Powder blue · ΔE 10.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Light skyblue · ΔE 13.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8CAB1
Analogous#B1F8ED, #B1BCF8
Triadic#F8B1DF, #DFF8B1
Split complementary#F8B1BC, #F8EEB1
Tetradic#EDB1F8, #F8CAB1, #BBF8B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F2FC
Darker −10%#82CCF4
Darker −20%#53B9F0
Darker −30%#25A5EB
Darker −40%#128ACB
More saturated +25%#AAE1FF
Less saturated −25%#BCDCED

Channel breakdown

R177
G223
B248
Red177 (69.4%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue201.13°
Saturation (HSL)83.53%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G DF · B F8

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