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Colour

#B2C4E3

  • #B2C4E3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2C4E3 is a blue with RGB values 178, 196, 227 and HSL 218°, 47%, 79%. 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

#B2C4E3#B2C4E3
HEX#B2C4E3
RGBrgb(178, 196, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7686, 0.8902
RGB percentages69.8%, 76.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(218, 46.7%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 21.6%, 89%)
CMYK21.6%, 13.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,715,811
CSS custom property--colour: #B2C4E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#4D3B1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC5E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C1E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A6CACEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 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 text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.8Light blue · ΔE 13.8Thistle · ΔE 15.2Lavender · ΔE 15.6Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.84, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3D1B2
Analogous#B2DCE3, #B9B2E3
Triadic#E3B2C4, #C4E3B2
Split complementary#E3B9B2, #DCE3B2
Tetradic#E3B2DC, #E3D1B2, #B2E3B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFE
Lighter +10%#D7E1F1
Darker −10%#8DA7D5
Darker −20%#678BC8
Darker −30%#436EB9
Darker −40%#365893
More saturated +25%#A5C1F0
Less saturated −25%#BFC7D6

Channel breakdown

R178
G196
B227
Red178 (69.8%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue217.96°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G C4 · B E3

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