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Recognised as Colour

#B7BDD2

  • #B7BDD2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7BDD2 is a blue with RGB values 183, 189, 210 and HSL 227°, 23%, 77%. 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

#B7BDD2#B7BDD2
HEX#B7BDD2
RGBrgb(183, 189, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7412, 0.8235
RGB percentages71.8%, 74.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(226.7, 23.1%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 12.9%, 82.4%)
CMYK12.9%, 10%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,041,682
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BDD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#48422D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BFD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BCD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B1C1C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.5Silver · ΔE 11.5Thistle · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 13.7Light grey · ΔE 13.8Light blue · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2CCB7
Analogous#B7CBD2, #BEB7D2
Triadic#D2B7BD, #BDD2B7
Split complementary#D2BEB7, #CBD2B7
Tetradic#D2B7CB, #D2CCB7, #B7D2BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F7F9
Lighter +10%#D6DAE6
Darker −10%#98A0BE
Darker −20%#7883AB
Darker −30%#5C6994
Darker −40%#495274
More saturated +25%#A8B5E1
Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R183
G189
B210
Red183 (71.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G BD · B D2

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