Colour

#B7C7EA

#B7C7EA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7C7EA is a blue with RGB values 183, 199, 234 and HSL 221°, 55%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7C7EA#B7C7EA

HEX#B7C7EA

RGBrgb(183, 199, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7804, 0.9176

RGB percentages71.8%, 78%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(221.2, 54.8%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 21.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK21.8%, 15%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,044,266

CSS custom property--colour: #B7C7EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#483815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCC9ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AACED2no 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 text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.3 Thistle · ΔE 15 Lavender · ΔE 15.2 Light blue · ΔE 15.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8 Sky blue · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EADAB7

Analogous#B7E1EA, #C0B7EA

Triadic#EAB7C7, #C7EAB7

Split complementary#EAC0B7, #E1EAB7

Tetradic#EAB7E1, #EADAB7, #B7EAC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DEE6F6

Darker −10%#90A8DE

Darker −20%#688AD3

Darker −30%#416BC7

Darker −40%#3055A5

More saturated +25%#ABC3F6

Less saturated −25%#C3CBDE

Channel breakdown

R183

G199

B234

Red183 (71.8%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue221.18°

Saturation (HSL)54.84%

Lightness81.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G C7 · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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