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Recognised as Colour

#B6C0DD

  • #B6C0DD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6C0DD is a blue with RGB values 182, 192, 221 and HSL 225°, 36%, 79%. 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

#B6C0DD#B6C0DD
HEX#B6C0DD
RGBrgb(182, 192, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7529, 0.8667
RGB percentages71.4%, 75.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(224.6, 36.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 17.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK17.6%, 13.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,976,925
CSS custom property--colour: #B6C0DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#493F22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BFDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ADC5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 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 text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.9Thistle · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 15.3Lavender · ΔE 15.3Silver · ΔE 15.8Light grey · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.87, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD3B6
Analogous#B6D4DD, #C0B6DD
Triadic#DDB6C0, #C0DDB6
Split complementary#DDC0B6, #D4DDB6
Tetradic#DDB6D4, #DDD3B6, #B6DDC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFD
Lighter +10%#D9DEED
Darker −10%#93A2CD
Darker −20%#7084BD
Darker −30%#4F67AB
Darker −40%#3F5288
More saturated +25%#A9B9EA
Less saturated −25%#C3C7D0

Channel breakdown

R182
G192
B221
Red182 (71.4%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue224.62°
Saturation (HSL)36.45%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G C0 · B DD

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