Colour

#B6C3DD

#B6C3DD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6C3DD is a blue with RGB values 182, 195, 221 and HSL 220°, 36%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6C3DD#B6C3DD

HEX#B6C3DD

RGBrgb(182, 195, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7647, 0.8667

RGB percentages71.4%, 76.5%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(220, 36.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 17.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK17.6%, 11.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,977,693

CSS custom property--colour: #B6C3DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.84:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#493C22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBC4DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C1DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#ADC8CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.3 Light blue · ΔE 13.2 Thistle · ΔE 13.5 Lavender · ΔE 14.4 Silver · ΔE 14.5 Light grey · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.32, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDD0B6

Analogous#B6D7DD, #BDB6DD

Triadic#DDB6C3, #C3DDB6

Split complementary#DDBDB6, #D7DDB6

Tetradic#DDB6D7, #DDD0B6, #B6DDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFCFD

Lighter +10%#D9E0ED

Darker −10%#93A6CD

Darker −20%#708ABD

Darker −30%#4F6EAB

Darker −40%#3F5788

More saturated +25%#A9BFEA

Less saturated −25%#C3C7D0

Channel breakdown

R182

G195

B221

Red182 (71.4%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)36.45%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G C3 · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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