Colour
#B2BCD2
- #B2BCD2
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B2BCD2 is a blue with RGB values 178, 188, 210 and HSL 221°, 26%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B2BCD2#B2BCD2
HEX#B2BCD2
RGBrgb(178, 188, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7373, 0.8235
RGB percentages69.8%, 73.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(221.2, 26.2%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 15.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK15.2%, 10.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,713,746
CSS custom property--colour: #B2BCD2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#4D432D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D2C8B2
Analogous#B2CCD2, #B8B2D2
Triadic#D2B2BC, #BCD2B2
Split complementary#D2B8B2, #CCD2B2
Tetradic#D2B2CC, #D2C8B2, #B2D2B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G188
B210
Red178 (69.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue221.25°
Saturation (HSL)26.23%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G BC · B D2
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