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Recognised as Colour

#B6C8EB

  • #B6C8EB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6C8EB is a blue with RGB values 182, 200, 235 and HSL 220°, 57%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6C8EB#B6C8EB
HEX#B6C8EB
RGBrgb(182, 200, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7843, 0.9216
RGB percentages71.4%, 78.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(219.6, 57%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 22.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK22.6%, 14.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,978,987
CSS custom property--colour: #B6C8EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#493714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDCAEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C5EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A9CFD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.2Light blue · ΔE 14.9Lavender · ΔE 15.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2Thistle · ΔE 15.6Sky blue · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD9B6
Analogous#B6E3EB, #BEB6EB
Triadic#EBB6C8, #C8EBB6
Split complementary#EBBFB6, #E3EBB6
Tetradic#EBB6E3, #EBD9B6, #B6EBBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE6F6
Darker −10%#8EAAE0
Darker −20%#668CD5
Darker −30%#3E6ECA
Darker −40%#2E57A7
More saturated +25%#AAC4F7
Less saturated −25%#C2CCDF

Channel breakdown

R182
G200
B235
Red182 (71.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue219.62°
Saturation (HSL)56.99%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G C8 · B EB

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