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Colour

#B4C4EA

  • #B4C4EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4C4EA is a blue with RGB values 180, 196, 234 and HSL 222°, 56%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4C4EA#B4C4EA
HEX#B4C4EA
RGBrgb(180, 196, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7686, 0.9176
RGB percentages70.6%, 76.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(222.2, 56.2%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 23.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK23.1%, 16.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,846,890
CSS custom property--colour: #B4C4EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#4B3B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C7ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4C2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A6CBD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.7Thistle · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6Lavender · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADAB4
Analogous#B4DFEA, #BFB4EA
Triadic#EAB4C4, #C4EAB4
Split complementary#EABFB4, #DFEAB4
Tetradic#EAB4DF, #EADAB4, #B4EABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCE3F5
Darker −10%#8CA5DF
Darker −20%#6485D4
Darker −30%#3C66C9
Darker −40%#2E51A4
More saturated +25%#A8BFF6
Less saturated −25%#C0C9DE

Channel breakdown

R180
G196
B234
Red180 (70.6%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue222.22°
Saturation (HSL)56.25%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G C4 · B EA

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