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Recognised as Colour

#B2B4E2

  • #B2B4E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2B4E2 is a blue with RGB values 178, 180, 226 and HSL 237°, 45%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2B4E2#B2B4E2
HEX#B2B4E2
RGBrgb(178, 180, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7059, 0.8863
RGB percentages69.8%, 70.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(237.5, 45.3%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 21.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK21.2%, 20.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,711,714
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#4D4B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B9E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B6E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#A7BCC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Thistle · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Lavender · ΔE 22.6Plum · ΔE 23.7Sky blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E0B2
Analogous#B2CCE2, #C8B2E2
Triadic#E2B2B4, #B4E2B2
Split complementary#E2C8B2, #CCE2B2
Tetradic#E2B2CC, #E2E0B2, #B2E2C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFE
Lighter +10%#D7D8F0
Darker −10%#8D90D4
Darker −20%#686CC6
Darker −30%#4549B6
Darker −40%#373A91
More saturated +25%#A5A8EF
Less saturated −25%#BFC0D5

Channel breakdown

R178
G180
B226
Red178 (69.8%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue237.5°
Saturation (HSL)45.28%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G B4 · B E2

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