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Recognised as Colour

#B2BED1

  • #B2BED1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2BED1 is a blue with RGB values 178, 190, 209 and HSL 217°, 25%, 76%. 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

#B2BED1#B2BED1
HEX#B2BED1
RGBrgb(178, 190, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7451, 0.8196
RGB percentages69.8%, 74.5%, 82%
HSLhsl(216.8, 25.2%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 14.8%, 82%)
CMYK14.8%, 9.1%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,714,257
CSS custom property--colour: #B2BED1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.8 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#4D412E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BFD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BCD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ABC2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 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 4.8Silver · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 12.9Dark grey · ΔE 13.2Light grey · ΔE 13.5Thistle · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.77, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1C5B2
Analogous#B2CED1, #B5B2D1
Triadic#D1B2BE, #BED1B2
Split complementary#D1B5B2, #CED1B2
Tetradic#D1B2CE, #D1C5B2, #B2D1B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F4F7
Lighter +10%#D2D9E4
Darker −10%#92A3BE
Darker −20%#7288AB
Darker −30%#586E92
Darker −40%#445673
More saturated +25%#A3BBE0
Less saturated −25%#C1C1C2

Channel breakdown

R178
G190
B209
Red178 (69.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue216.77°
Saturation (HSL)25.2%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G BE · B D1

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