Recognised as Colour

#B4CDFA

#B4CDFA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4CDFA is a blue with RGB values 180, 205, 250 and HSL 219°, 87%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4CDFA#B4CDFA

HEX#B4CDFA

RGBrgb(180, 205, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8039, 0.9804

RGB percentages70.6%, 80.4%, 98%

HSLhsl(218.6, 87.5%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 28%, 98%)

CMYK28%, 18%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,849,210

CSS custom property--colour: #B4CDFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#4B3205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#B7C9F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#A1D6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 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 text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1 Sky blue · ΔE 17 Lavender · ΔE 18.2 Light blue · ΔE 18.3 Thistle · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FAE1B4

Analogous#B4F0FA, #BEB4FA

Triadic#FAB4CD, #CDFAB4

Split complementary#FABEB4, #F0FAB4

Tetradic#FAB4F0, #FAE1B4, #B4FABE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4EDFD

Darker −10%#84ADF7

Darker −20%#548DF4

Darker −30%#256DF0

Darker −40%#0E55D4

More saturated +25%#AFCCFF

Less saturated −25%#BED0F0

Channel breakdown

R180

G205

B250

Red180 (70.6%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue218.57°

Saturation (HSL)87.5%

Lightness84.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G CD · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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