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Recognised as Colour

#B2DCFA

  • #B2DCFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B2DCFA is a blue with RGB values 178, 220, 250 and HSL 205°, 88%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B2DCFA#B2DCFA
HEX#B2DCFA
RGBrgb(178, 220, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8627, 0.9804
RGB percentages69.8%, 86.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(205, 87.8%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 28.8%, 98%)
CMYK28.8%, 12%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,721,978
CSS custom property--colour: #B2DCFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.51:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#4D2305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFDBFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D3FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9CE4E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.8Light steelblue · ΔE 10Sky blue · ΔE 10.5Light skyblue · ΔE 11.9Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Lavender · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD0B2
Analogous#B2FAF4, #B2B8FA
Triadic#FAB2DC, #DCFAB2
Split complementary#FAB2B8, #FAF4B2
Tetradic#F4B2FA, #FAD0B2, #B8FAB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2F2FD
Darker −10%#82C6F7
Darker −20%#52B0F4
Darker −30%#229BF1
Darker −40%#0E80D2
More saturated +25%#ADDDFF
Less saturated −25%#BCDAF0

Channel breakdown

R178
G220
B250
Red178 (69.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)87.8%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G DC · B FA

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