Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#B6C5EE

  • #B6C5EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6C5EE is a blue with RGB values 182, 197, 238 and HSL 224°, 62%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6C5EE#B6C5EE
HEX#B6C5EE
RGBrgb(182, 197, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7725, 0.9333
RGB percentages71.4%, 77.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(223.9, 62.2%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 23.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK23.5%, 17.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,978,222
CSS custom property--colour: #B6C5EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#493A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C8F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4C3EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A8CDD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Thistle · ΔE 16Lavender · ΔE 17.3Light blue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEDFB6
Analogous#B6E1EE, #C3B6EE
Triadic#EEB6C5, #C5EEB6
Split complementary#EEC3B6, #E1EEB6
Tetradic#EEB6E1, #EEDFB6, #B6EEC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFE6F8
Darker −10%#8DA4E4
Darker −20%#6383DB
Darker −30%#3A62D1
Darker −40%#294DAF
More saturated +25%#ABC0F9
Less saturated −25%#C1CAE3

Channel breakdown

R182
G197
B238
Red182 (71.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue223.93°
Saturation (HSL)62.22%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G C5 · B EE

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “b6c5ee” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.