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Colour

#B2B6ED

  • #B2B6ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2B6ED is a blue with RGB values 178, 182, 237 and HSL 236°, 62%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2B6ED#B2B6ED
HEX#B2B6ED
RGBrgb(178, 182, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7137, 0.9294
RGB percentages69.8%, 71.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(235.9, 62.1%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 24.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK24.9%, 23.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,712,237
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B6ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#4D4912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BCEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B8ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A4C0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Thistle · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6Plum · ΔE 23Lavender · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE9B2
Analogous#B2D3ED, #CCB2ED
Triadic#EDB2B6, #B6EDB2
Split complementary#EDCCB2, #D3EDB2
Tetradic#EDB2D3, #EDE9B2, #B2EDCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBDDF7
Darker −10%#898FE3
Darker −20%#5F68DA
Darker −30%#3640D0
Darker −40%#2831AB
More saturated +25%#A6ACF9
Less saturated −25%#BEC0E1

Channel breakdown

R178
G182
B237
Red178 (69.8%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue235.93°
Saturation (HSL)62.11%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G B6 · B ED

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