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Colour

#B3CFE6

  • #B3CFE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3CFE6 is a blue with RGB values 179, 207, 230 and HSL 207°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3CFE6#B3CFE6
HEX#B3CFE6
RGBrgb(179, 207, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8118, 0.902
RGB percentages70.2%, 81.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(207.1, 50.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 22.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK22.2%, 10%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,784,166
CSS custom property--colour: #B3CFE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#4C3019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CFE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC9E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#A5D5D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.6Light blue · ΔE 7.4Powder blue · ΔE 12.4Sky blue · ΔE 12.7Lavender · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.64, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6CAB3
Analogous#B3E6E3, #B3B6E6
Triadic#E6B3CF, #CFE6B3
Split complementary#E6B3B6, #E6E4B3
Tetradic#E3B3E6, #E6CAB3, #B6E6B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9E7F3
Darker −10%#8DB7D9
Darker −20%#669FCD
Darker −30%#4086C0
Darker −40%#336C9A
More saturated +25%#A6D0F3
Less saturated −25%#C0CED9

Channel breakdown

R179
G207
B230
Red179 (70.2%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue207.06°
Saturation (HSL)50.5%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G CF · B E6

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