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Colour

#B6C4EC

  • #B6C4EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6C4EC is a blue with RGB values 182, 196, 236 and HSL 224°, 59%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6C4EC#B6C4EC
HEX#B6C4EC
RGBrgb(182, 196, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7686, 0.9255
RGB percentages71.4%, 76.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(224.4, 58.7%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 22.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK22.9%, 16.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,977,964
CSS custom property--colour: #B6C4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#493B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4C2EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A9CCD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8Thistle · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Lavender · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 18.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDEB6
Analogous#B6DFEC, #C3B6EC
Triadic#ECB6C4, #C4ECB6
Split complementary#ECC3B6, #DFECB6
Tetradic#ECB6DF, #ECDEB6, #B6ECC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE5F7
Darker −10%#8EA3E1
Darker −20%#6583D7
Darker −30%#3D62CC
Darker −40%#2C4DAA
More saturated +25%#ABBEF8
Less saturated −25%#C2CAE1

Channel breakdown

R182
G196
B236
Red182 (71.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue224.44°
Saturation (HSL)58.7%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G C4 · B EC

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