Colour

#B6BFDA

#B6BFDA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6BFDA is a blue with RGB values 182, 191, 218 and HSL 225°, 33%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#B6BFDA

RGBrgb(182, 191, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.749, 0.8549

RGB percentages71.4%, 74.9%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(225, 32.7%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 16.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK16.5%, 12.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,976,666

CSS custom property--colour: #B6BFDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#494025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7C1DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5BED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AEC4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.9 Thistle · ΔE 12.3 Silver · ΔE 14.7 Light blue · ΔE 15.1 Lavender · ΔE 15.2 Light grey · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.88, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAD1B6

Analogous#B6D1DA, #BFB6DA

Triadic#DAB6BF, #BFDAB6

Split complementary#DABFB6, #D1DAB6

Tetradic#DAB6D1, #DAD1B6, #B6DABF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFAFC

Lighter +10%#D8DDEB

Darker −10%#94A1C9

Darker −20%#7284B8

Darker −30%#5367A4

Darker −40%#425282

More saturated +25%#A8B8E8

Less saturated −25%#C4C6CC

Channel breakdown

R182

G191

B218

Red182 (71.4%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)32.73%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G BF · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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