Colour

#B6BDF6

#B6BDF6
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6BDF6 is a blue with RGB values 182, 189, 246 and HSL 233°, 78%, 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

#B6BDF6#B6BDF6

HEX#B6BDF6

RGBrgb(182, 189, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7412, 0.9647

RGB percentages71.4%, 74.1%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(233.4, 78%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.4, 26%, 96.5%)

CMYK26%, 23.2%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,976,182

CSS custom property--colour: #B6BDF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#494209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADC3F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AABEF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A6C7D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7 Thistle · ΔE 20.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7 Plum · ΔE 24.2 Lavender · ΔE 24.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F6EFB6

Analogous#B6DDF6, #CFB6F6

Triadic#F6B6BD, #BDF6B6

Split complementary#F6CFB6, #DDF6B6

Tetradic#F6B6DD, #F6EFB6, #B6F6CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3E6FC

Darker −10%#8994F0

Darker −20%#5B6BEB

Darker −30%#2E42E5

Darker −40%#192CC7

More saturated +25%#ADB6FF

Less saturated −25%#C0C5EC

Channel breakdown

R182

G189

B246

Red182 (71.4%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue233.44°

Saturation (HSL)78.05%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G BD · B F6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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