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Recognised as Colour

#B2E0FF

  • #B2E0FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B2E0FF is a blue with RGB values 178, 224, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B2E0FF#B2E0FF
HEX#B2E0FF
RGBrgb(178, 224, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8784, 1
RGB percentages69.8%, 87.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.2, 100%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 30.2%, 100%)
CMYK30.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,723,007
CSS custom property--colour: #B2E0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#4D1F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2DFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D6FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9AE8EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9.5Sky blue · ΔE 10.6Light skyblue · ΔE 11.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 13.4Lavender · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD1B2
Analogous#B2FFF8, #B2BAFF
Triadic#FFB2E0, #E0FFB2
Split complementary#FFB2B9, #FFF8B2
Tetradic#F8B2FF, #FFD1B2, #BAFFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5F5FF
Darker −10%#7FCBFF
Darker −20%#4CB7FF
Darker −30%#19A2FF
Darker −40%#0089E5
More saturated +25%#B2E0FF
Less saturated −25%#BCDEF5

Channel breakdown

R178
G224
B255
Red178 (69.8%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G E0 · B FF

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