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Colour

#B2D7EB

  • #B2D7EB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B2D7EB is a blue with RGB values 178, 215, 235 and HSL 201°, 59%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B2D7EB#B2D7EB
HEX#B2D7EB
RGBrgb(178, 215, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8431, 0.9216
RGB percentages69.8%, 84.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(201.1, 58.8%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 24.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK24.3%, 8.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,720,683
CSS custom property--colour: #B2D7EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#4D2814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD5ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5CFEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A1DDDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.9Light steelblue · ΔE 8.7Powder blue · ΔE 8.8Sky blue · ΔE 11.3Lavender · ΔE 14.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.9, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC6B2
Analogous#B2EBE2, #B2BBEB
Triadic#EBB2D7, #D7EBB2
Split complementary#EBB2BB, #EBE2B2
Tetradic#E2B2EB, #EBC6B2, #BBEBB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAECF6
Darker −10%#8AC2E0
Darker −20%#61ADD6
Darker −30%#3998CB
Darker −40%#2B7BA6
More saturated +25%#A6DBF7
Less saturated −25%#BED3DF

Channel breakdown

R178
G215
B235
Red178 (69.8%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue201.05°
Saturation (HSL)58.76%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G D7 · B EB

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