Colour

#B6BED2

#B6BED2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6BED2 is a blue with RGB values 182, 190, 210 and HSL 223°, 24%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6BED2#B6BED2

HEX#B6BED2

RGBrgb(182, 190, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7451, 0.8235

RGB percentages71.4%, 74.5%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(222.9, 23.7%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 13.3%, 82.4%)

CMYK13.3%, 9.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,976,402

CSS custom property--colour: #B6BED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.29:1

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

Contrast with black11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#49412D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8BFD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6BDD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B0C2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 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 text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.2 Silver · ΔE 11.1 Thistle · ΔE 12.5 Light grey · ΔE 13.4 Dark grey · ΔE 13.5 Light blue · ΔE 14

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2CAB6

Analogous#B6CCD2, #BCB6D2

Triadic#D2B6BE, #BED2B6

Split complementary#D2BCB6, #CCD2B6

Tetradic#D2B6CC, #D2CAB6, #B6D2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F6F9

Lighter +10%#D6DAE5

Darker −10%#96A2BF

Darker −20%#7786AB

Darker −30%#5B6B94

Darker −40%#485474

More saturated +25%#A7B8E1

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R182

G190

B210

Red182 (71.4%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)23.73%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G BE · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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