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Recognised as Colour

#B7BCE0

  • #B7BCE0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7BCE0 is a blue with RGB values 183, 188, 224 and HSL 233°, 40%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7BCE0#B7BCE0
HEX#B7BCE0
RGBrgb(183, 188, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7373, 0.8784
RGB percentages71.8%, 73.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(232.7, 39.8%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 18.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK18.3%, 16.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,041,440
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BCE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#48431F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3BFE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BDDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#AEC2C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8Thistle · ΔE 12.4Lavender · ΔE 17.4Light blue · ΔE 19.3Silver · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0DBB7
Analogous#B7D0E0, #C7B7E0
Triadic#E0B7BC, #BCE0B7
Split complementary#E0C7B7, #D1E0B7
Tetradic#E0B7D1, #E0DBB7, #B7E0C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#DBDDEF
Darker −10%#939BD1
Darker −20%#707AC1
Darker −30%#4C59B2
Darker −40%#3D478E
More saturated +25%#AAB2ED
Less saturated −25%#C4C6D3

Channel breakdown

R183
G188
B224
Red183 (71.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue232.68°
Saturation (HSL)39.81%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G BC · B E0

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