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Colour

#B5DDFF

  • #B5DDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B5DDFF is a blue with RGB values 181, 221, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B5DDFF#B5DDFF
HEX#B5DDFF
RGBrgb(181, 221, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.8667, 1
RGB percentages71%, 86.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(207.6, 100%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 29%, 100%)
CMYK29%, 13.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,918,847
CSS custom property--colour: #B5DDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.75:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#4A2200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFDDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#9FE5E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 11.1Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5Sky blue · ΔE 11.8Lavender · ΔE 15.4Powder blue · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD7B5
Analogous#B5FFFC, #B5B8FF
Triadic#FFB5DD, #DDFFB5
Split complementary#FFB5B8, #FFFCB5
Tetradic#FCB5FF, #FFD7B5, #B8FFB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8F4FF
Darker −10%#82C6FF
Darker −20%#4FAEFF
Darker −30%#1C97FF
Darker −40%#007DE8
More saturated +25%#B5DDFF
Less saturated −25%#BEDCF6

Channel breakdown

R181
G221
B255
Red181 (71%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue207.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G DD · B FF

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