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Recognised as Colour

#B2CAE5

  • #B2CAE5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2CAE5 is a blue with RGB values 178, 202, 229 and HSL 212°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2CAE5#B2CAE5
HEX#B2CAE5
RGBrgb(178, 202, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7922, 0.898
RGB percentages69.8%, 79.2%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(211.8, 49.5%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 22.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK22.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,717,349
CSS custom property--colour: #B2CAE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#4D351A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CAE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC5E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#A4D0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.3Light blue · ΔE 10.3Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Lavender · ΔE 14.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Powder blue · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.34, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5CDB2
Analogous#B2E4E5, #B3B2E5
Triadic#E5B2CA, #CAE5B2
Split complementary#E5B3B2, #E4E5B2
Tetradic#E5B2E4, #E5CDB2, #B2E5B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D8E4F2
Darker −10%#8CB0D8
Darker −20%#6696CB
Darker −30%#407BBE
Darker −40%#336398
More saturated +25%#A5C9F2
Less saturated −25%#BFCBD8

Channel breakdown

R178
G202
B229
Red178 (69.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue211.76°
Saturation (HSL)49.51%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G CA · B E5

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