Colour
#B7BDCF
- #B7BDCF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B7BDCF is a blue with RGB values 183, 189, 207 and HSL 225°, 20%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B7BDCF#B7BDCF
HEX#B7BDCF
RGBrgb(183, 189, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7412, 0.8118
RGB percentages71.8%, 74.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(225, 20%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 11.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK11.6%, 8.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,041,679
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BDCF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#484230
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CFC9B7
Analogous#B7C9CF, #BDB7CF
Triadic#CFB7BD, #BDCFB7
Split complementary#CFBDB7, #C9CFB7
Tetradic#CFB7C9, #CFC9B7, #B7CFBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G189
B207
Red183 (71.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G BD · B CF
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