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Colour

#B6CEE4

  • #B6CEE4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6CEE4 is a blue with RGB values 182, 206, 228 and HSL 209°, 46%, 80%. 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

#B6CEE4#B6CEE4
HEX#B6CEE4
RGBrgb(182, 206, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8078, 0.8941
RGB percentages71.4%, 80.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(208.7, 46%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 20.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK20.2%, 9.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,980,516
CSS custom property--colour: #B6CEE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#49311B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C9E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AAD3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.2Light blue · ΔE 8.1Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Lavender · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 14Light grey · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.2, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4CCB6
Analogous#B6E4E3, #B6B7E4
Triadic#E4B6CE, #CEE4B6
Split complementary#E4B6B7, #E4E3B6
Tetradic#E3B6E4, #E4CCB6, #B7E4B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBE7F2
Darker −10%#91B5D6
Darker −20%#6C9CC8
Darker −30%#4683BB
Darker −40%#386996
More saturated +25%#AACFF1
Less saturated −25%#C3CDD8

Channel breakdown

R182
G206
B228
Red182 (71.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue208.7°
Saturation (HSL)46%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G CE · B E4

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