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Recognised as Colour

#B6D4FC

  • #B6D4FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6D4FC is a blue with RGB values 182, 212, 252 and HSL 214°, 92%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6D4FC#B6D4FC
HEX#B6D4FC
RGBrgb(182, 212, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8314, 0.9882
RGB percentages71.4%, 83.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(214.3, 92.1%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 27.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK27.8%, 15.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,982,076
CSS custom property--colour: #B6D4FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#492B03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BECEFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A2DDE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.4Light skyblue · ΔE 12Sky blue · ΔE 14.6Light blue · ΔE 14.9Lavender · ΔE 16.1Powder blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCDEB6
Analogous#B6F7FC, #BBB6FC
Triadic#FCB6D4, #D4FCB6
Split complementary#FCBBB6, #F7FCB6
Tetradic#FCB6F7, #FCDEB6, #B6FCBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7F1FE
Darker −10%#85B7FA
Darker −20%#549AF8
Darker −30%#237DF6
Darker −40%#0964DD
More saturated +25%#B3D4FF
Less saturated −25%#C0D5F3

Channel breakdown

R182
G212
B252
Red182 (71.4%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)92.11%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G D4 · B FC

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