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Recognised as Colour

#B3B3E6

  • #B3B3E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3B3E6 is a blue with RGB values 179, 179, 230 and HSL 240°, 50%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3B3E6#B3B3E6
HEX#B3B3E6
RGBrgb(179, 179, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.702, 0.902
RGB percentages70.2%, 70.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(240, 50.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 22.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK22.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,776,998
CSS custom property--colour: #B3B3E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#4C4C19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B9E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B6E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A8BCC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Thistle · ΔE 17.3Plum · ΔE 22.2Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Lavender · ΔE 24.4Sky blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E6B3
Analogous#B3CDE6, #CDB3E6
Triadic#E6B3B3, #B3E6B3
Split complementary#E6CDB3, #CDE6B3
Tetradic#E6B3CD, #E6E6B3, #B3E6CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9D9F3
Darker −10%#8D8DD9
Darker −20%#6666CD
Darker −30%#4040C0
Darker −40%#33339A
More saturated +25%#A6A6F3
Less saturated −25%#C0C0D9

Channel breakdown

R179
G179
B230
Red179 (70.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)50.5%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G B3 · B E6

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