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Recognised as Colour

#B2B0CF

  • #B2B0CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2B0CF is a blue with RGB values 178, 176, 207 and HSL 244°, 24%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2B0CF#B2B0CF
HEX#B2B0CF
RGBrgb(178, 176, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6902, 0.8118
RGB percentages69.8%, 69%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(243.9, 24.4%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.9, 15%, 81.2%)
CMYK14%, 15%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,710,671
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B0CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4D4F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B4D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B2CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ACB5BAno 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 text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Thistle · ΔE 11.4Dark grey · ΔE 17.3Silver · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Lavender · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCFB0
Analogous#B0BECF, #C2B0CF
Triadic#CFB2B0, #B0CFB2
Split complementary#CFC2B0, #BECFB0
Tetradic#CFB0BE, #CDCFB0, #B0CFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EFF6
Lighter +10%#D1D0E2
Darker −10%#9390BC
Darker −20%#7471A8
Darker −30%#5B578F
Darker −40%#46446F
More saturated +25%#A4A0DF
Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R178
G176
B207
Red178 (69.8%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue243.87°
Saturation (HSL)24.41%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G B0 · B CF

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