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Recognised as Colour

#B3C2DF

  • #B3C2DF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3C2DF is a blue with RGB values 179, 194, 223 and HSL 220°, 41%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3C2DF#B3C2DF
HEX#B3C2DF
RGBrgb(179, 194, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7608, 0.8745
RGB percentages70.2%, 76.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(219.5, 40.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 19.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK19.7%, 13%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,780,831
CSS custom property--colour: #B3C2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#4C3D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C4E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BFDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A8C8CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.4Light blue · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 14.2Lavender · ΔE 15.4Silver · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.43, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFD0B3
Analogous#B3D8DF, #BAB3DF
Triadic#DFB3C2, #C2DFB3
Split complementary#DFBAB3, #D8DFB3
Tetradic#DFB3D8, #DFD0B3, #B3DFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFD
Lighter +10%#D7DFEE
Darker −10%#8FA5D0
Darker −20%#6B88C1
Darker −30%#4A6CAF
Darker −40%#3B568B
More saturated +25%#A6BEED
Less saturated −25%#C1C6D2

Channel breakdown

R179
G194
B223
Red179 (70.2%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue219.55°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G C2 · B DF

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