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Colour

#B6BFDE

  • #B6BFDE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6BFDE is a blue with RGB values 182, 191, 222 and HSL 227°, 38%, 79%. 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

#B6BFDE#B6BFDE
HEX#B6BFDE
RGBrgb(182, 191, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.749, 0.8706
RGB percentages71.4%, 74.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(226.5, 37.7%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 18%, 87.1%)
CMYK18%, 14%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,976,670
CSS custom property--colour: #B6BFDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#494021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C1DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ADC5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 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 text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.8Thistle · ΔE 12.6Lavender · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 16.3Silver · ΔE 16.8Light grey · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.81, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED5B6
Analogous#B6D3DE, #C1B6DE
Triadic#DEB6BF, #BFDEB6
Split complementary#DEC1B6, #D3DEB6
Tetradic#DEB6D3, #DED5B6, #B6DEC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFE
Lighter +10%#D9DEEE
Darker −10%#93A0CE
Darker −20%#7081BE
Darker −30%#4E63AD
Darker −40%#3E4F8A
More saturated +25%#A9B8EB
Less saturated −25%#C3C6D1

Channel breakdown

R182
G191
B222
Red182 (71.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue226.5°
Saturation (HSL)37.74%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G BF · B DE

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