Colour

#B4C6E3

#B4C6E3
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4C6E3 is a blue with RGB values 180, 198, 227 and HSL 217°, 46%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4C6E3#B4C6E3

HEX#B4C6E3

RGBrgb(180, 198, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.7765, 0.8902

RGB percentages70.6%, 77.6%, 89%

HSLhsl(217, 45.6%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217, 20.7%, 89%)

CMYK20.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,847,395

CSS custom property--colour: #B4C6E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#4B391C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDC7E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C3E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A8CCCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2 Light blue · ΔE 12.7 Lavender · ΔE 14.6 Thistle · ΔE 15.1 Sky blue · ΔE 15.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.01, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E3D1B4

Analogous#B4DEE3, #BAB4E3

Triadic#E3B4C6, #C6E3B4

Split complementary#E3BAB4, #DEE3B4

Tetradic#E3B4DE, #E3D1B4, #B4E3BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#D9E2F1

Darker −10%#8FAAD5

Darker −20%#6A8EC7

Darker −30%#4571B9

Darker −40%#375B94

More saturated +25%#A7C3F0

Less saturated −25%#C1C9D6

Channel breakdown

R180

G198

B227

Red180 (70.6%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue217.02°

Saturation (HSL)45.63%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G C6 · B E3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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