Colour

#B4D4FF

#B4D4FF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B4D4FF is a blue with RGB values 180, 212, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B4D4FF#B4D4FF

HEX#B4D4FF

RGBrgb(180, 212, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8314, 1

RGB percentages70.6%, 83.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(214.4, 100%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 29.4%, 100%)

CMYK29.4%, 16.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,851,007

CSS custom property--colour: #B4D4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.8:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#4B2B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5D6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDCEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9EDDE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 11.4 Sky blue · ΔE 15 Light blue · ΔE 16.3 Lavender · ΔE 17.4 Powder blue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFDFB4

Analogous#B4FAFF, #BAB4FF

Triadic#FFB4D4, #D4FFB4

Split complementary#FFBAB4, #FAFFB4

Tetradic#FFB4FA, #FFDFB4, #B4FFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7F1FF

Darker −10%#81B7FF

Darker −20%#4E9AFF

Darker −30%#1B7CFF

Darker −40%#0063E7

More saturated +25%#B4D4FF

Less saturated −25%#BDD5F6

Channel breakdown

R180

G212

B255

Red180 (70.6%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue214.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G D4 · B FF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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