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Colour

#B2CDFF

  • #B2CDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B2CDFF is a blue with RGB values 178, 205, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B2CDFF#B2CDFF
HEX#B2CDFF
RGBrgb(178, 205, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8039, 1
RGB percentages69.8%, 80.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(219, 100%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 30.2%, 100%)
CMYK30.2%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,718,143
CSS custom property--colour: #B2CDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.07:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#4D3200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCD0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C9FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#9CD7DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Lavender · ΔE 20.4Light blue · ΔE 20.7Thistle · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE4B2
Analogous#B2F3FF, #BEB2FF
Triadic#FFB2CD, #CDFFB2
Split complementary#FFBEB2, #F3FFB2
Tetradic#FFB2F3, #FFE4B2, #B2FFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5EEFF
Darker −10%#7FACFF
Darker −20%#4C8BFF
Darker −30%#196AFF
Darker −40%#0050E5
More saturated +25%#B2CDFF
Less saturated −25%#BCD0F5

Channel breakdown

R178
G205
B255
Red178 (69.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G CD · B FF

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