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Recognised as Colour

#B2BDDA

  • #B2BDDA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2BDDA is a blue with RGB values 178, 189, 218 and HSL 223°, 35%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2BDDA#B2BDDA
HEX#B2BDDA
RGBrgb(178, 189, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7412, 0.8549
RGB percentages69.8%, 74.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(223.5, 35.1%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 18.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK18.3%, 13.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,714,010
CSS custom property--colour: #B2BDDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#4D4225

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5BFDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BCD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A9C2C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4Thistle · ΔE 13.3Light blue · ΔE 15.6Silver · ΔE 16Lavender · ΔE 16.4Dark grey · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.98, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DACFB2
Analogous#B2D1DA, #BBB2DA
Triadic#DAB2BD, #BDDAB2
Split complementary#DABBB2, #D1DAB2
Tetradic#DAB2D1, #DACFB2, #B2DABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F8FB
Lighter +10%#D4DBEB
Darker −10%#909FC9
Darker −20%#6D82B9
Darker −30%#4F66A4
Darker −40%#3E5182
More saturated +25%#A4B7E8
Less saturated −25%#C0C3CC

Channel breakdown

R178
G189
B218
Red178 (69.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue223.5°
Saturation (HSL)35.09%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G BD · B DA

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