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Recognised as Colour

#B7C6EA

  • #B7C6EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7C6EA is a blue with RGB values 183, 198, 234 and HSL 222°, 55%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7C6EA#B7C6EA
HEX#B7C6EA
RGBrgb(183, 198, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7765, 0.9176
RGB percentages71.8%, 77.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(222.4, 54.8%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 21.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK21.8%, 15.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,044,010
CSS custom property--colour: #B7C6EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#483915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC8ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C4E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AACDD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.9Thistle · ΔE 14.9Lavender · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1Light blue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADBB7
Analogous#B7E0EA, #C2B7EA
Triadic#EAB7C6, #C6EAB7
Split complementary#EAC2B7, #DFEAB7
Tetradic#EAB7E0, #EADBB7, #B7EAC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE5F6
Darker −10%#90A7DE
Darker −20%#6887D3
Darker −30%#4168C7
Darker −40%#3052A5
More saturated +25%#ABC1F6
Less saturated −25%#C3CBDE

Channel breakdown

R183
G198
B234
Red183 (71.8%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G C6 · B EA

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