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Colour

#B6CCE5

  • #B6CCE5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6CCE5 is a blue with RGB values 182, 204, 229 and HSL 212°, 47%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6CCE5#B6CCE5
HEX#B6CCE5
RGBrgb(182, 204, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8, 0.898
RGB percentages71.4%, 80%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(211.9, 47.5%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 20.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK20.5%, 10.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,980,005
CSS custom property--colour: #B6CCE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#49331A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3CCE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC7E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#AAD1D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.9Light blue · ΔE 9.7Lavender · ΔE 13.2Sky blue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 14.6Light grey · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.88, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5CFB6
Analogous#B6E3E5, #B8B6E5
Triadic#E5B6CC, #CCE5B6
Split complementary#E5B8B6, #E4E5B6
Tetradic#E5B6E3, #E5CFB6, #B6E5B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCE6F2
Darker −10%#90B2D8
Darker −20%#6B97CA
Darker −30%#457DBD
Darker −40%#366499
More saturated +25%#AACBF1
Less saturated −25%#C2CDD9

Channel breakdown

R182
G204
B229
Red182 (71.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue211.91°
Saturation (HSL)47.47%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G CC · B E5

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