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Recognised as Colour

#B6E0FC

  • #B6E0FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B6E0FC is a blue with RGB values 182, 224, 252 and HSL 204°, 92%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B6E0FC#B6E0FC
HEX#B6E0FC
RGBrgb(182, 224, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8784, 0.9882
RGB percentages71.4%, 87.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(204, 92.1%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 27.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK27.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,985,148
CSS custom property--colour: #B6E0FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.06:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#491F03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4DFFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD7FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A1E7E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11Sky blue · ΔE 11.3Powder blue · ΔE 12.1Light skyblue · ΔE 13.2Lavender · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD2B6
Analogous#B6FCF5, #B6BDFC
Triadic#FCB6E0, #E0FCB6
Split complementary#FCB6BD, #FCF5B6
Tetradic#F5B6FC, #FCD2B6, #BDFCB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7F5FE
Darker −10%#85CBFA
Darker −20%#54B6F8
Darker −30%#23A2F6
Darker −40%#0988DD
More saturated +25%#B3E1FF
Less saturated −25%#C0DEF3

Channel breakdown

R182
G224
B252
Red182 (71.4%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)92.11%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G E0 · B FC

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