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Recognised as Colour

#B2BEE1

  • #B2BEE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2BEE1 is a blue with RGB values 178, 190, 225 and HSL 225°, 44%, 79%. 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

#B2BEE1#B2BEE1
HEX#B2BEE1
RGBrgb(178, 190, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7451, 0.8824
RGB percentages69.8%, 74.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(224.7, 43.9%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 20.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK20.9%, 15.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,714,273
CSS custom property--colour: #B2BEE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#4D411E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C1E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BDE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A7C5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.9Thistle · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3Light blue · ΔE 17.3Lavender · ΔE 17.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D5B2
Analogous#B2D6E1, #BEB2E1
Triadic#E1B2BE, #BEE1B2
Split complementary#E1BDB2, #D6E1B2
Tetradic#E1B2D5, #E1D5B2, #B2E1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFE
Lighter +10%#D7DDEF
Darker −10%#8D9FD3
Darker −20%#6980C4
Darker −30%#4662B4
Darker −40%#384E8F
More saturated +25%#A5B7EE
Less saturated −25%#BFC5D4

Channel breakdown

R178
G190
B225
Red178 (69.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue224.68°
Saturation (HSL)43.93%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G BE · B E1

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