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Recognised as Colour

#B7BEE5

  • #B7BEE5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7BEE5 is a blue with RGB values 183, 190, 229 and HSL 231°, 47%, 81%. 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

#B7BEE5#B7BEE5
HEX#B7BEE5
RGBrgb(183, 190, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7451, 0.898
RGB percentages71.8%, 74.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(230.9, 46.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 20.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK20.1%, 17%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,041,957
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BEE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#48411A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C2E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BEE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ACC5CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 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 text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.6Thistle · ΔE 13.6Lavender · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Light blue · ΔE 19.7Sky blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DEB7
Analogous#B7D5E5, #C7B7E5
Triadic#E5B7BE, #BEE5B7
Split complementary#E5C7B7, #D5E5B7
Tetradic#E5B7D5, #E5DEB7, #B7E5C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCE0F3
Darker −10%#929CD7
Darker −20%#6C7ACA
Darker −30%#4759BC
Darker −40%#374699
More saturated +25%#ABB5F1
Less saturated −25%#C3C7D9

Channel breakdown

R183
G190
B229
Red183 (71.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue230.87°
Saturation (HSL)46.94%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G BE · B E5

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