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Recognised as Colour

#B6DDFE

  • #B6DDFE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6DDFE is a blue with RGB values 182, 221, 254 and HSL 207°, 97%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6DDFE#B6DDFE
HEX#B6DDFE
RGBrgb(182, 221, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8667, 0.9961
RGB percentages71.4%, 86.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(207.5, 97.3%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 28.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK28.3%, 13%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,984,382
CSS custom property--colour: #B6DDFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.76:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#492201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0DDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A1E5E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Light blue · ΔE 10.6Sky blue · ΔE 11.9Light skyblue · ΔE 12Lavender · ΔE 15Powder blue · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED7B6
Analogous#B6FEFB, #B6B9FE
Triadic#FEB6DD, #DDFEB6
Split complementary#FEB6B9, #FEFBB6
Tetradic#FBB6FE, #FED7B6, #B9FEB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8F4FF
Darker −10%#84C6FD
Darker −20%#51AEFD
Darker −30%#1F97FC
Darker −40%#037DE5
More saturated +25%#B5DDFF
Less saturated −25%#BFDCF5

Channel breakdown

R182
G221
B254
Red182 (71.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue207.5°
Saturation (HSL)97.3%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G DD · B FE

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