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Recognised as Colour

#B3D2FF

  • #B3D2FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B3D2FF is a blue with RGB values 179, 210, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B3D2FF#B3D2FF
HEX#B3D2FF
RGBrgb(179, 210, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8235, 1
RGB percentages70.2%, 82.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.5, 100%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 29.8%, 100%)
CMYK29.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,784,959
CSS custom property--colour: #B3D2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.58:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#4C2D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2D4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BACCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9DDCE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Light skyblue · ΔE 11.6Sky blue · ΔE 15.7Light blue · ΔE 17.5Lavender · ΔE 18.2Thistle · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE0B3
Analogous#B3F8FF, #BAB3FF
Triadic#FFB3D2, #D2FFB3
Split complementary#FFBAB3, #F8FFB3
Tetradic#FFB3F8, #FFE0B3, #B3FFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6F0FF
Darker −10%#80B4FF
Darker −20%#4D96FF
Darker −30%#1A77FF
Darker −40%#005EE6
More saturated +25%#B3D2FF
Less saturated −25%#BCD4F5

Channel breakdown

R179
G210
B255
Red179 (70.2%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G D2 · B FF

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