Colour

#B7B7EC

#B7B7EC
Blue
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Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7B7EC is a blue with RGB values 183, 183, 236 and HSL 240°, 58%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7B7EC#B7B7EC

HEX#B7B7EC

RGBrgb(183, 183, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7176, 0.9255

RGB percentages71.8%, 71.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(240, 58.2%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 22.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK22.5%, 22.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,040,172

CSS custom property--colour: #B7B7EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#484813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9BDEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8BAEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#ABC0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8 Thistle · ΔE 17.7 Plum · ΔE 22.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3 Lavender · ΔE 24.1 Sky blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECECB7

Analogous#B7D2EC, #D2B7EC

Triadic#ECB7B7, #B7ECB7

Split complementary#ECD2B7, #D2ECB7

Tetradic#ECB7D2, #ECECB7, #B7ECD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DFDFF7

Darker −10%#8F8FE1

Darker −20%#6666D7

Darker −30%#3E3ECC

Darker −40%#2D2DAA

More saturated +25%#ACACF7

Less saturated −25%#C2C2E1

Channel breakdown

R183

G183

B236

Red183 (71.8%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)58.24%

Lightness82.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G B7 · B EC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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