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Colour

#B3BCD7

  • #B3BCD7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3BCD7 is a blue with RGB values 179, 188, 215 and HSL 225°, 31%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3BCD7#B3BCD7
HEX#B3BCD7
RGBrgb(179, 188, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7373, 0.8431
RGB percentages70.2%, 73.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(225, 31%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 16.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK16.7%, 12.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,779,287
CSS custom property--colour: #B3BCD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#4C4328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4BED8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2BBD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ABC1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.3Thistle · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 15.6Lavender · ΔE 16.3Dark grey · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.31, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7CEB3
Analogous#B3CED7, #BCB3D7
Triadic#D7B3BC, #BCD7B3
Split complementary#D7BCB3, #CED7B3
Tetradic#D7B3CE, #D7CEB3, #B3D7BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F7FA
Lighter +10%#D4D9E9
Darker −10%#929FC5
Darker −20%#7081B4
Darker −30%#53669E
Darker −40%#42507C
More saturated +25%#A4B5E6
Less saturated −25%#C2C3C9

Channel breakdown

R179
G188
B215
Red179 (70.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)31.03%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G BC · B D7

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