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Recognised as Colour

#B4DEF5

  • #B4DEF5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B4DEF5 is a blue with RGB values 180, 222, 245 and HSL 201°, 76%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B4DEF5#B4DEF5
HEX#B4DEF5
RGBrgb(180, 222, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8706, 0.9608
RGB percentages70.6%, 87.1%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(201.2, 76.5%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 26.5%, 96.1%)
CMYK26.5%, 9.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,853,557
CSS custom property--colour: #B4DEF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.71:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#4B210A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3DCF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD5F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A0E4E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.5Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Sky blue · ΔE 11Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Lavender · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5CBB4
Analogous#B4F5EC, #B4BEF5
Triadic#F5B4DE, #DEF5B4
Split complementary#F5B4BE, #F5ECB4
Tetradic#ECB4F5, #F5CBB4, #BEF5B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1F2FB
Darker −10%#87CAEF
Darker −20%#5AB6E9
Darker −30%#2DA3E3
Darker −40%#1A87C3
More saturated +25%#AAE1FF
Less saturated −25%#BFDBEA

Channel breakdown

R180
G222
B245
Red180 (70.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue201.23°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G DE · B F5

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