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Colour

#B3CDE5

  • #B3CDE5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3CDE5 is a blue with RGB values 179, 205, 229 and HSL 209°, 49%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3CDE5#B3CDE5
HEX#B3CDE5
RGBrgb(179, 205, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8039, 0.898
RGB percentages70.2%, 80.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(208.8, 49%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 21.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK21.8%, 10.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,783,653
CSS custom property--colour: #B3CDE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#4C321A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4CDE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC7E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A6D3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.6Light blue · ΔE 8.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.4Lavender · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.64, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5CBB3
Analogous#B3E5E4, #B3B4E5
Triadic#E5B3CD, #CDE5B3
Split complementary#E5B3B4, #E5E4B3
Tetradic#E4B3E5, #E5CBB3, #B4E5B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9E6F2
Darker −10%#8DB4D8
Darker −20%#679BCB
Darker −30%#4182BE
Darker −40%#346898
More saturated +25%#A6CEF2
Less saturated −25%#C0CCD8

Channel breakdown

R179
G205
B229
Red179 (70.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue208.8°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G CD · B E5

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