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Recognised as Colour

#B5BDF5

  • #B5BDF5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B5BDF5 is a blue with RGB values 181, 189, 245 and HSL 233°, 76%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B5BDF5#B5BDF5
HEX#B5BDF5
RGBrgb(181, 189, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7412, 0.9608
RGB percentages71%, 74.1%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(232.5, 76.2%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 26.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK26.1%, 22.9%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,910,645
CSS custom property--colour: #B5BDF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#4A420A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC3F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AABEF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#A5C7D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1Thistle · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Lavender · ΔE 24.2Plum · ΔE 24.6Sky blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5EDB5
Analogous#B5DDF5, #CDB5F5
Triadic#F5B5BD, #BDF5B5
Split complementary#F5CDB5, #DDF5B5
Tetradic#F5B5DD, #F5EDB5, #B5F5CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2E5FB
Darker −10%#8895EF
Darker −20%#5B6DE9
Darker −30%#2E45E3
Darker −40%#1A30C4
More saturated +25%#ABB6FF
Less saturated −25%#C0C5EB

Channel breakdown

R181
G189
B245
Red181 (71%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)76.19%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G BD · B F5

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