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Recognised as Colour

#B7BDEC

  • #B7BDEC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7BDEC is a blue with RGB values 183, 189, 236 and HSL 233°, 58%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7BDEC#B7BDEC
HEX#B7BDEC
RGBrgb(183, 189, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7412, 0.9255
RGB percentages71.8%, 74.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(233.2, 58.2%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.2, 22.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK22.5%, 19.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,041,708
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BDEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#484213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C2EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEBEEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ABC5CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Thistle · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Lavender · ΔE 20.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.8Light blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE6B7
Analogous#B7D8EC, #CBB7EC
Triadic#ECB7BD, #BDECB7
Split complementary#ECCBB7, #D7ECB7
Tetradic#ECB7D8, #ECE6B7, #B7ECCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFE2F7
Darker −10%#8F98E1
Darker −20%#6673D7
Darker −30%#3E4ECC
Darker −40%#2D3BAA
More saturated +25%#ACB4F7
Less saturated −25%#C2C6E1

Channel breakdown

R183
G189
B236
Red183 (71.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue233.21°
Saturation (HSL)58.24%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G BD · B EC

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