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Recognised as Colour

#B3BAE2

  • #B3BAE2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3BAE2 is a blue with RGB values 179, 186, 226 and HSL 231°, 45%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3BAE2#B3BAE2
HEX#B3BAE2
RGBrgb(179, 186, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7294, 0.8863
RGB percentages70.2%, 72.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(231.1, 44.8%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 20.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK20.8%, 17.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,778,786
CSS custom property--colour: #B3BAE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#4C451D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFBEE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBAE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A8C1C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.4Thistle · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Lavender · ΔE 19.3Light blue · ΔE 20.7Sky blue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2DBB3
Analogous#B3D2E2, #C3B3E2
Triadic#E2B3BA, #BAE2B3
Split complementary#E2C3B3, #D2E2B3
Tetradic#E2B3D2, #E2DBB3, #B3E2C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFE
Lighter +10%#D8DCF0
Darker −10%#8E98D4
Darker −20%#6977C6
Darker −30%#4656B6
Darker −40%#384591
More saturated +25%#A6B1EF
Less saturated −25%#C0C3D5

Channel breakdown

R179
G186
B226
Red179 (70.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue231.06°
Saturation (HSL)44.76%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G BA · B E2

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