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Colour

#B4CCFF

  • #B4CCFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4CCFF is a blue with RGB values 180, 204, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4CCFF#B4CCFF
HEX#B4CCFF
RGBrgb(180, 204, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8, 1
RGB percentages70.6%, 80%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.8, 100%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 29.4%, 100%)
CMYK29.4%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,848,959
CSS custom property--colour: #B4CCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#4B3300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCCFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C9FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9FD6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3Sky blue · ΔE 19.4Lavender · ΔE 20.5Thistle · ΔE 21Light blue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE7B4
Analogous#B4F2FF, #C1B4FF
Triadic#FFB4CC, #CCFFB4
Split complementary#FFC2B4, #F2FFB4
Tetradic#FFB4F2, #FFE7B4, #B4FFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7EFFF
Darker −10%#81A9FF
Darker −20%#4E87FF
Darker −30%#1B64FF
Darker −40%#004AE7
More saturated +25%#B4CCFF
Less saturated −25%#BDCFF6

Channel breakdown

R180
G204
B255
Red180 (70.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G CC · B FF

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