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Recognised as Colour

#B3C7FA

  • #B3C7FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3C7FA is a blue with RGB values 179, 199, 250 and HSL 223°, 88%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3C7FA#B3C7FA
HEX#B3C7FA
RGBrgb(179, 199, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7804, 0.9804
RGB percentages70.2%, 78%, 98%
HSLhsl(223.1, 87.7%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 28.4%, 98%)
CMYK28.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,782,138
CSS custom property--colour: #B3C7FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#4C3805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7CBFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1C5F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A0D1D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Thistle · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Lavender · ΔE 21Light blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE6B3
Analogous#B3EBFA, #C2B3FA
Triadic#FAB3C7, #C7FAB3
Split complementary#FAC2B3, #EBFAB3
Tetradic#FAB3EB, #FAE6B3, #B3FAC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3EAFD
Darker −10%#83A4F7
Darker −20%#5380F4
Darker −30%#235DF1
Darker −40%#0E45D3
More saturated +25%#AEC5FF
Less saturated −25%#BDCBF0

Channel breakdown

R179
G199
B250
Red179 (70.2%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue223.1°
Saturation (HSL)87.65%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G C7 · B FA

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