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Recognised as Colour

#B6BDC4

  • #B6BDC4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#B6BDC4 is a blue with RGB values 182, 189, 196 and HSL 210°, 11%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B6BDC4#B6BDC4
HEX#B6BDC4
RGBrgb(182, 189, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7412, 0.7686
RGB percentages71.4%, 74.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(210, 10.6%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 7.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK7.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,976,132
CSS custom property--colour: #B6BDC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#49423B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BABDC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BBC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B3BFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.7Dark grey · ΔE 8.3Light grey · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Gainsboro · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4BDB6
Analogous#B6C4C4, #B6B6C4
Triadic#C4B6BD, #BDC4B6
Split complementary#C4B6B6, #C4C4B6
Tetradic#C4B6C4, #C4BDB6, #B6C4B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF0F2
Lighter +10%#D2D7DB
Darker −10%#9AA4AD
Darker −20%#7E8A96
Darker −30%#65717C
Darker −40%#4E5760
More saturated +25%#A6BDD5
Less saturated −25%#BDBDBD

Channel breakdown

R182
G189
B196
Red182 (71.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)10.61%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G BD · B C4

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