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Recognised as Colour

#B3B4EB

  • #B3B4EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3B4EB is a blue with RGB values 179, 180, 235 and HSL 239°, 58%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3B4EB#B3B4EB
HEX#B3B4EB
RGBrgb(179, 180, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7059, 0.9216
RGB percentages70.2%, 70.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(238.9, 58.3%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.9, 23.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK23.8%, 23.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,777,259
CSS custom property--colour: #B3B4EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#4C4B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6BAEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B7EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A6BEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Lavender · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBEAB3
Analogous#B3D0EB, #CEB3EB
Triadic#EBB3B4, #B4EBB3
Split complementary#EBCEB3, #D0EBB3
Tetradic#EBB3D0, #EBEAB3, #B3EBCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBDCF6
Darker −10%#8B8CE0
Darker −20%#6264D6
Darker −30%#3A3CCB
Darker −40%#2C2EA6
More saturated +25%#A7A8F7
Less saturated −25%#BFC0DF

Channel breakdown

R179
G180
B235
Red179 (70.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue238.93°
Saturation (HSL)58.33%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G B4 · B EB

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