Colour
#B2B2C5
- #B2B2C5
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B2B2C5 is a blue with RGB values 178, 178, 197 and HSL 240°, 14%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B2B2C5#B2B2C5
HEX#B2B2C5
RGBrgb(178, 178, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.698, 0.7725
RGB percentages69.8%, 69.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(240, 14.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 9.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK9.6%, 9.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,711,173
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B2C5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#4D4D3A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5C5B2
Analogous#B2BCC5, #BCB2C5
Triadic#C5B2B2, #B2C5B2
Split complementary#C5BCB2, #BCC5B2
Tetradic#C5B2BC, #C5C5B2, #B2C5BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G178
B197
Red178 (69.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)14.07%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G B2 · B C5
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