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Recognised as Colour

#B2C1FD

  • #B2C1FD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2C1FD is a blue with RGB values 178, 193, 253 and HSL 228°, 95%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2C1FD#B2C1FD
HEX#B2C1FD
RGBrgb(178, 193, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7569, 0.9922
RGB percentages69.8%, 75.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(228, 94.9%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 29.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK29.6%, 23.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,715,069
CSS custom property--colour: #B2C1FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#4D3E02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9C0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9ECCD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2Thistle · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Sky blue · ΔE 25Lavender · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDEEB2
Analogous#B2E7FD, #C9B2FD
Triadic#FDB2C1, #C1FDB2
Split complementary#FDC9B2, #E7FDB2
Tetradic#FDB2E7, #FDEEB2, #B2FDC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E9FE
Darker −10%#8099FC
Darker −20%#4F71FA
Darker −30%#1D49F9
Darker −40%#0631DD
More saturated +25%#B0C0FF
Less saturated −25%#BCC7F3

Channel breakdown

R178
G193
B253
Red178 (69.8%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)94.94%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G C1 · B FD

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