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Recognised as Colour

#B7C7DE

  • #B7C7DE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7C7DE is a blue with RGB values 183, 199, 222 and HSL 215°, 37%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7C7DE#B7C7DE
HEX#B7C7DE
RGBrgb(183, 199, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7804, 0.8706
RGB percentages71.8%, 78%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(215.4, 37.1%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 17.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK17.6%, 10.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,044,254
CSS custom property--colour: #B7C7DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#483821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC8DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC4DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ADCCCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.4Light blue · ΔE 11.1Lavender · ΔE 13.4Silver · ΔE 13.4Light grey · ΔE 14.1Thistle · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.4, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECEB7
Analogous#B7DBDE, #BBB7DE
Triadic#DEB7C7, #C7DEB7
Split complementary#DEBBB7, #DBDEB7
Tetradic#DEB7DB, #DECEB7, #B7DEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFE
Lighter +10%#DAE2EE
Darker −10%#94ACCE
Darker −20%#7191BE
Darker −30%#4F76AD
Darker −40%#3F5E8A
More saturated +25%#AAC5EB
Less saturated −25%#C4C9D1

Channel breakdown

R183
G199
B222
Red183 (71.8%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue215.38°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G C7 · B DE

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