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Recognised as Colour

#B3CEE8

  • #B3CEE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3CEE8 is a blue with RGB values 179, 206, 232 and HSL 209°, 54%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3CEE8#B3CEE8
HEX#B3CEE8
RGBrgb(179, 206, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8078, 0.9098
RGB percentages70.2%, 80.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(209.4, 53.5%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 22.8%, 91%)
CMYK22.8%, 11.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,783,912
CSS custom property--colour: #B3CEE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.91:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#4C3117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4CEE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC8E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A5D4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.9Light blue · ΔE 8.9Sky blue · ΔE 12.9Lavender · ΔE 13.9Powder blue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.86, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8CDB3
Analogous#B3E8E8, #B3B3E8
Triadic#E8B3CE, #CEE8B3
Split complementary#E8B3B3, #E8E8B3
Tetradic#E8B3E8, #E8CDB3, #B3E8B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAE7F4
Darker −10%#8CB5DC
Darker −20%#659CD0
Darker −30%#3E82C4
Darker −40%#30699F
More saturated +25%#A7CEF4
Less saturated −25%#BFCEDC

Channel breakdown

R179
G206
B232
Red179 (70.2%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue209.43°
Saturation (HSL)53.54%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G CE · B E8

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