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Colour

#B7BFCD

  • #B7BFCD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7BFCD is a blue with RGB values 183, 191, 205 and HSL 218°, 18%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7BFCD#B7BFCD
HEX#B7BFCD
RGBrgb(183, 191, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.749, 0.8039
RGB percentages71.8%, 74.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(218.2, 18%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 10.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK10.7%, 6.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,042,189
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#484032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC0CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BECDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B2C2C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.5Silver · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 10.9Dark grey · ΔE 11.2Light blue · ΔE 13.3Gainsboro · ΔE 13.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC5B7
Analogous#B7CACD, #BAB7CD
Triadic#CDB7BF, #BFCDB7
Split complementary#CDBAB7, #CACDB7
Tetradic#CDB7CA, #CDC5B7, #B7CDBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F5F7
Lighter +10%#D5DAE2
Darker −10%#99A4B8
Darker −20%#7B89A3
Darker −30%#60708B
Darker −40%#4B576D
More saturated +25%#A8BBDC
Less saturated −25%#C2C2C2

Channel breakdown

R183
G191
B205
Red183 (71.8%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)18.03%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G BF · B CD

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