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Recognised as Colour

#B7BDEF

  • #B7BDEF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7BDEF is a blue with RGB values 183, 189, 239 and HSL 234°, 64%, 83%. 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

#B7BDEF#B7BDEF
HEX#B7BDEF
RGBrgb(183, 189, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7412, 0.9373
RGB percentages71.8%, 74.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(233.6, 63.6%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 23.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK23.4%, 20.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,041,711
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BDEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#484210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFC2F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBEEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AAC6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Thistle · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Lavender · ΔE 21.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.7Light blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE9B7
Analogous#B7D9EF, #CDB7EF
Triadic#EFB7BD, #BDEFB7
Split complementary#EFCDB7, #D9EFB7
Tetradic#EFB7D9, #EFE9B7, #B7EFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E3F8
Darker −10%#8D97E6
Darker −20%#6470DC
Darker −30%#3A4AD3
Darker −40%#2837B2
More saturated +25%#ACB4FA
Less saturated −25%#C2C6E4

Channel breakdown

R183
G189
B239
Red183 (71.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue233.57°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G BD · B EF

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