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Colour

#B6C1FA

  • #B6C1FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6C1FA is a blue with RGB values 182, 193, 250 and HSL 230°, 87%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6C1FA#B6C1FA
HEX#B6C1FA
RGBrgb(182, 193, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7569, 0.9804
RGB percentages71.4%, 75.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(230.3, 87.2%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 27.2%, 98%)
CMYK27.2%, 22.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,977,210
CSS custom property--colour: #B6C1FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#493E05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C6FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACC1F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A5CCD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Thistle · ΔE 20.6Lavender · ΔE 24Sky blue · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAEFB6
Analogous#B6E3FA, #CDB6FA
Triadic#FAB6C1, #C1FAB6
Split complementary#FACDB6, #E3FAB6
Tetradic#FAB6E3, #FAEFB6, #B6FACD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6EAFD
Darker −10%#8698F7
Darker −20%#5770F3
Darker −30%#2747F0
Darker −40%#0F2FD5
More saturated +25%#B1BEFF
Less saturated −25%#C0C8F0

Channel breakdown

R182
G193
B250
Red182 (71.4%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue230.29°
Saturation (HSL)87.18%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G C1 · B FA

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