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Colour

#B6CEE7

  • #B6CEE7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6CEE7 is a blue with RGB values 182, 206, 231 and HSL 211°, 51%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6CEE7#B6CEE7
HEX#B6CEE7
RGBrgb(182, 206, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8078, 0.9059
RGB percentages71.4%, 80.8%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(210.6, 50.5%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 21.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK21.2%, 10.8%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,980,519
CSS custom property--colour: #B6CEE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#493118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CEE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC9E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A9D4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 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 text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.6Light blue · ΔE 9.1Lavender · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Powder blue · ΔE 14Light grey · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.63, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7CFB6
Analogous#B6E7E7, #B6B6E7
Triadic#E7B6CE, #CEE7B6
Split complementary#E7B6B6, #E7E7B6
Tetradic#E7B6E7, #E7CFB6, #B6E7B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCE8F4
Darker −10%#90B4DA
Darker −20%#699ACE
Darker −30%#4381C1
Darker −40%#34679D
More saturated +25%#AACEF3
Less saturated −25%#C2CEDB

Channel breakdown

R182
G206
B231
Red182 (71.4%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue210.61°
Saturation (HSL)50.52%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G CE · B E7

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