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Recognised as Colour

#B2BEDC

  • #B2BEDC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2BEDC is a blue with RGB values 178, 190, 220 and HSL 223°, 38%, 78%. 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

#B2BEDC#B2BEDC
HEX#B2BEDC
RGBrgb(178, 190, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7451, 0.8627
RGB percentages69.8%, 74.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(222.9, 37.5%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 19.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK19.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,714,268
CSS custom property--colour: #B2BEDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#4D4123

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C0DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2BCDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A8C4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 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 text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.9Thistle · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 15.5Lavender · ΔE 16.4Silver · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.89, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD0B2
Analogous#B2D3DC, #BBB2DC
Triadic#DCB2BE, #BEDCB2
Split complementary#DCBBB2, #D3DCB2
Tetradic#DCB2D3, #DCD0B2, #B2DCBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F9FC
Lighter +10%#D5DCEC
Darker −10%#8FA0CC
Darker −20%#6C83BC
Darker −30%#4D67A8
Darker −40%#3D5185
More saturated +25%#A4B8EA
Less saturated −25%#C0C4CE

Channel breakdown

R178
G190
B220
Red178 (69.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G BE · B DC

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