Colour

#B6B8FE

#B6B8FE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#B6B8FE is a blue with RGB values 182, 184, 254 and HSL 238°, 97%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#B6B8FE#B6B8FE

HEX#B6B8FE

RGBrgb(182, 184, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7216, 0.9961

RGB percentages71.4%, 72.2%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(238.3, 97.3%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.3, 28.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK28.3%, 27.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,974,910

CSS custom property--colour: #B6B8FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#494701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1BCFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A4C5D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5 Plum · ΔE 22.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.1 Thistle · ΔE 25.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2 Steel blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEFCB6

Analogous#B6DCFE, #D8B6FE

Triadic#FEB6B8, #B8FEB6

Split complementary#FED8B6, #DCFEB6

Tetradic#FEB6DC, #FEFCB6, #B6FED8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8E9FF

Darker −10%#8487FD

Darker −20%#5156FD

Darker −30%#1F25FC

Darker −40%#0309E5

More saturated +25%#B5B7FF

Less saturated −25%#BFC1F5

Channel breakdown

R182

G184

B254

Red182 (71.4%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue238.33°

Saturation (HSL)97.3%

Lightness85.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G B8 · B FE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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