Colour
#B2B4D3
- #B2B4D3
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B2B4D3 is a blue with RGB values 178, 180, 211 and HSL 236°, 27%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B2B4D3#B2B4D3
HEX#B2B4D3
RGBrgb(178, 180, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7059, 0.8275
RGB percentages69.8%, 70.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(236.4, 27.3%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 15.6%, 82.7%)
CMYK15.6%, 14.7%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,711,699
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B4D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#4D4B2C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3D1B2
Analogous#B2C5D3, #C0B2D3
Triadic#D3B2B4, #B4D3B2
Split complementary#D3C0B2, #C5D3B2
Tetradic#D3B2C5, #D3D1B2, #B2D3C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G180
B211
Red178 (69.8%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue236.36°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G B4 · B D3
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