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Colour

#B4CEFF

  • #B4CEFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4CEFF is a blue with RGB values 180, 206, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4CEFF#B4CEFF
HEX#B4CEFF
RGBrgb(180, 206, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8078, 1
RGB percentages70.6%, 80.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.2, 100%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 29.4%, 100%)
CMYK29.4%, 19.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,849,471
CSS custom property--colour: #B4CEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.21:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#4B3100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BED1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7CAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#9FD8DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Light skyblue · ΔE 13.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Lavender · ΔE 19.6Light blue · ΔE 20.2Thistle · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE5B4
Analogous#B4F3FF, #C0B4FF
Triadic#FFB4CE, #CEFFB4
Split complementary#FFC0B4, #F4FFB4
Tetradic#FFB4F3, #FFE5B4, #B4FFC0

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%#81ADFF
Darker −20%#4E8BFF
Darker −30%#1B6AFF
Darker −40%#0050E7
More saturated +25%#B4CEFF
Less saturated −25%#BDD1F6

Channel breakdown

R180
G206
B255
Red180 (70.6%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G CE · B FF

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