Recognised as Colour
#B2B3D3
- #B2B3D3
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B2B3D3 is a blue with RGB values 178, 179, 211 and HSL 238°, 27%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B2B3D3#B2B3D3
HEX#B2B3D3
RGBrgb(178, 179, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.702, 0.8275
RGB percentages69.8%, 70.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(238.2, 27.3%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 15.6%, 82.7%)
CMYK15.6%, 15.2%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,711,443
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B3D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#4D4C2C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3D2B2
Analogous#B2C3D3, #C2B2D3
Triadic#D3B2B3, #B3D3B2
Split complementary#D3C2B2, #C3D3B2
Tetradic#D3B2C3, #D3D2B2, #B2D3C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G179
B211
Red178 (69.8%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue238.18°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G B3 · B D3
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