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Colour

#B4BDD4

  • #B4BDD4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4BDD4 is a blue with RGB values 180, 189, 212 and HSL 223°, 27%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4BDD4#B4BDD4
HEX#B4BDD4
RGBrgb(180, 189, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7412, 0.8314
RGB percentages70.6%, 74.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(223.1, 27.1%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 15.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK15.1%, 10.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,845,076
CSS custom property--colour: #B4BDD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#4B422B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6BED5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BCD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ADC1C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.3Thistle · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 14.4Dark grey · ΔE 14.7Light grey · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.3, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4CBB4
Analogous#B4CDD4, #BBB4D4
Triadic#D4B4BD, #BDD4B4
Split complementary#D4BBB4, #CDD4B4
Tetradic#D4B4CD, #D4CBB4, #B4D4BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F6F9
Lighter +10%#D4DAE7
Darker −10%#94A0C1
Darker −20%#7384AF
Darker −30%#576998
Darker −40%#455377
More saturated +25%#A5B7E3
Less saturated −25%#C3C3C5

Channel breakdown

R180
G189
B212
Red180 (70.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue223.13°
Saturation (HSL)27.12%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G BD · B D4

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