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Recognised as Colour

#B6C4E3

  • #B6C4E3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6C4E3 is a blue with RGB values 182, 196, 227 and HSL 221°, 45%, 80%. 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

#B6C4E3#B6C4E3
HEX#B6C4E3
RGBrgb(182, 196, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7686, 0.8902
RGB percentages71.4%, 76.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(221.3, 44.6%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 19.8%, 89%)
CMYK19.8%, 13.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,977,955
CSS custom property--colour: #B6C4E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#493B1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC6E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ABCACEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 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 text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.5Thistle · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 14.5Lavender · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.51, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3D5B6
Analogous#B6DBE3, #BEB6E3
Triadic#E3B6C4, #C4E3B6
Split complementary#E3BFB6, #DBE3B6
Tetradic#E3B6DB, #E3D5B6, #B6E3BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBE2F1
Darker −10%#91A6D5
Darker −20%#6C88C7
Darker −30%#476BB9
Darker −40%#395594
More saturated +25%#A9BFF0
Less saturated −25%#C3C9D6

Channel breakdown

R182
G196
B227
Red182 (71.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue221.33°
Saturation (HSL)44.55%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G C4 · B E3

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