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Recognised as Colour

#B2B8FA

  • #B2B8FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B2B8FA is a blue with RGB values 178, 184, 250 and HSL 235°, 88%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B2B8FA#B2B8FA
HEX#B2B8FA
RGBrgb(178, 184, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7216, 0.9804
RGB percentages69.8%, 72.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(235, 87.8%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235, 28.8%, 98%)
CMYK28.8%, 26.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,712,762
CSS custom property--colour: #B2B8FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#4D4705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5BFFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1BAF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A0C4CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7Plum · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9Thistle · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF4B2
Analogous#B2DCFA, #D0B2FA
Triadic#FAB2B8, #B8FAB2
Split complementary#FAD0B2, #DCFAB2
Tetradic#FAB2DC, #FAF4B2, #B2FAD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2E4FD
Darker −10%#828CF7
Darker −20%#5260F4
Darker −30%#2234F1
Darker −40%#0E1ED2
More saturated +25%#ADB4FF
Less saturated −25%#BCC1F0

Channel breakdown

R178
G184
B250
Red178 (69.8%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue235°
Saturation (HSL)87.8%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G B8 · B FA

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