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Colour

#B4BFD4

  • #B4BFD4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4BFD4 is a blue with RGB values 180, 191, 212 and HSL 219°, 27%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4BFD4#B4BFD4
HEX#B4BFD4
RGBrgb(180, 191, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.749, 0.8314
RGB percentages70.6%, 74.9%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(219.4, 27.1%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 15.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK15.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,845,588
CSS custom property--colour: #B4BFD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#4B402B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C0D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BDD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ADC3C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.1Silver · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 13.2Thistle · ΔE 13.3Light grey · ΔE 14Dark grey · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.07, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4C9B4
Analogous#B4CFD4, #B9B4D4
Triadic#D4B4BF, #BFD4B4
Split complementary#D4B9B4, #CFD4B4
Tetradic#D4B4CF, #D4C9B4, #B4D4B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F6F9
Lighter +10%#D4DBE7
Darker −10%#94A3C1
Darker −20%#7388AF
Darker −30%#576D98
Darker −40%#455677
More saturated +25%#A5BAE3
Less saturated −25%#C3C4C5

Channel breakdown

R180
G191
B212
Red180 (70.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue219.38°
Saturation (HSL)27.12%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G BF · B D4

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