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Colour

#B6BFD6

  • #B6BFD6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6BFD6 is a blue with RGB values 182, 191, 214 and HSL 223°, 28%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6BFD6#B6BFD6
HEX#B6BFD6
RGBrgb(182, 191, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.749, 0.8392
RGB percentages71.4%, 74.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(223.1, 28.1%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 15%, 83.9%)
CMYK15%, 10.7%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,976,662
CSS custom property--colour: #B6BFD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#494029

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C0D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BED5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AFC3C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4Thistle · ΔE 12.4Silver · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 14.1Light grey · ΔE 14.6Lavender · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.05, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6CDB6
Analogous#B6CFD6, #BDB6D6
Triadic#D6B6BF, #BFD6B6
Split complementary#D6BDB6, #CFD6B6
Tetradic#D6B6CF, #D6CDB6, #B6D6BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F8FB
Lighter +10%#D7DCE8
Darker −10%#95A2C4
Darker −20%#7586B1
Darker −30%#576B9C
Darker −40%#45547B
More saturated +25%#A8B9E4
Less saturated −25%#C4C5C8

Channel breakdown

R182
G191
B214
Red182 (71.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue223.13°
Saturation (HSL)28.07%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G BF · B D6

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