Colour

#B6CAFF

#B6CAFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6CAFF is a blue with RGB values 182, 202, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6CAFF#B6CAFF

HEX#B6CAFF

RGBrgb(182, 202, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7922, 1

RGB percentages71.4%, 79.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(223.6, 100%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 28.6%, 100%)

CMYK28.6%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,979,519

CSS custom property--colour: #B6CAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#493500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9CEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3C8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#A2D4DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8 Thistle · ΔE 20.8 Sky blue · ΔE 21 Lavender · ΔE 21.2 Light blue · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFEBB6

Analogous#B6EFFF, #C7B6FF

Triadic#FFB6CA, #CAFFB6

Split complementary#FFC7B6, #EFFFB6

Tetradic#FFB6EF, #FFEBB6, #B6FFC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9EFFF

Darker −10%#83A5FF

Darker −20%#5080FF

Darker −30%#1D5BFF

Darker −40%#0040E9

More saturated +25%#B6CAFF

Less saturated −25%#BFCEF6

Channel breakdown

R182

G202

B255

Red182 (71.4%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue223.56°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G CA · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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