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Colour

#B7BEDA

  • #B7BEDA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7BEDA is a blue with RGB values 183, 190, 218 and HSL 228°, 32%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7BEDA#B7BEDA
HEX#B7BEDA
RGBrgb(183, 190, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7451, 0.8549
RGB percentages71.8%, 74.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(228, 32.1%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 16.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 12.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,041,946
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BEDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#484125

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C0DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AFC3C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.7Thistle · ΔE 11.8Silver · ΔE 15.2Lavender · ΔE 15.5Light blue · ΔE 15.9Light grey · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.72, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAD3B7
Analogous#B7D0DA, #C2B7DA
Triadic#DAB7BE, #BEDAB7
Split complementary#DAC2B7, #D0DAB7
Tetradic#DAB7D0, #DAD3B7, #B7DAC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBFD
Lighter +10%#D9DCEB
Darker −10%#95A0C9
Darker −20%#7481B7
Darker −30%#5464A4
Darker −40%#435082
More saturated +25%#A9B6E8
Less saturated −25%#C5C6CC

Channel breakdown

R183
G190
B218
Red183 (71.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)32.11%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G BE · B DA

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