Colour

#B2BBFD

#B2BBFD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B2BBFD is a blue with RGB values 178, 187, 253 and HSL 233°, 95%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#B2BBFD

RGBrgb(178, 187, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7333, 0.9922

RGB percentages69.8%, 73.3%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(232.8, 94.9%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 29.6%, 99.2%)

CMYK29.6%, 26.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,713,533

CSS custom property--colour: #B2BBFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#4D4402

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3BCFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9FC7D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9 Plum · ΔE 24.4 Thistle · ΔE 24.6 Lavender · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 22.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FDF4B2

Analogous#B2E1FD, #CEB2FD

Triadic#FDB2BB, #BBFDB2

Split complementary#FDCEB2, #E1FDB2

Tetradic#FDB2E1, #FDF4B2, #B2FDCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4E7FE

Darker −10%#808FFC

Darker −20%#4F63FA

Darker −30%#1D37F9

Darker −40%#0620DD

More saturated +25%#B0B9FF

Less saturated −25%#BCC3F3

Channel breakdown

R178

G187

B253

Red178 (69.8%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue232.8°

Saturation (HSL)94.94%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G BB · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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