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Recognised as Colour

#B2BCEA

  • #B2BCEA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2BCEA is a blue with RGB values 178, 188, 234 and HSL 229°, 57%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2BCEA#B2BCEA
HEX#B2BCEA
RGBrgb(178, 188, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7373, 0.9176
RGB percentages69.8%, 73.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(229.3, 57.1%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 23.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK23.9%, 19.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,713,770
CSS custom property--colour: #B2BCEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51372WCAG 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 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#4D4315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFC0ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBCE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A4C4CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Thistle · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18Lavender · ΔE 20.9Sky blue · ΔE 21.5Light blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE0B2
Analogous#B2D8EA, #C4B2EA
Triadic#EAB2BC, #BCEAB2
Split complementary#EAC4B2, #D8EAB2
Tetradic#EAB2D8, #EAE0B2, #B2EAC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DADFF5
Darker −10%#8A99DF
Darker −20%#6276D4
Darker −30%#3A53C9
Darker −40%#2D42A3
More saturated +25%#A6B4F6
Less saturated −25%#BEC4DE

Channel breakdown

R178
G188
B234
Red178 (69.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue229.29°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G BC · B EA

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