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Colour

#B4BFDE

  • #B4BFDE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4BFDE is a blue with RGB values 180, 191, 222 and HSL 224°, 39%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4BFDE#B4BFDE
HEX#B4BFDE
RGBrgb(180, 191, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.749, 0.8706
RGB percentages70.6%, 74.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(224.3, 38.9%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 18.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK18.9%, 14%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,845,598
CSS custom property--colour: #B4BFDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#4B4021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C1DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AAC5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.3Thistle · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 15.9Lavender · ΔE 16.1Silver · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.33, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED3B4
Analogous#B4D4DE, #BEB4DE
Triadic#DEB4BF, #BFDEB4
Split complementary#DEBEB4, #D4DEB4
Tetradic#DEB4D4, #DED3B4, #B4DEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBFD
Lighter +10%#D7DDEE
Darker −10%#91A1CE
Darker −20%#6D83BF
Darker −30%#4C65AD
Darker −40%#3D518A
More saturated +25%#A7B9EC
Less saturated −25%#C2C5D1

Channel breakdown

R180
G191
B222
Red180 (70.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue224.29°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G BF · B DE

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