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Colour

#B2C1EB

  • #B2C1EB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2C1EB is a blue with RGB values 178, 193, 235 and HSL 224°, 59%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2C1EB#B2C1EB
HEX#B2C1EB
RGBrgb(178, 193, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7569, 0.9216
RGB percentages69.8%, 75.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(224.2, 58.8%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 24.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK24.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,715,051
CSS custom property--colour: #B2C1EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#4D3E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4C4EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BFEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A4C9CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Thistle · ΔE 16.4Lavender · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.8Light blue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBDCB2
Analogous#B2DEEB, #C0B2EB
Triadic#EBB2C1, #C1EBB2
Split complementary#EBC0B2, #DEEBB2
Tetradic#EBB2DD, #EBDCB2, #B2EBC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAE2F6
Darker −10%#8AA0E0
Darker −20%#6180D6
Darker −30%#395FCB
Darker −40%#2B4BA6
More saturated +25%#A6BBF7
Less saturated −25%#BEC7DF

Channel breakdown

R178
G193
B235
Red178 (69.8%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)58.76%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G C1 · B EB

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