Colour

#B7C9FD

#B7C9FD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7C9FD is a blue with RGB values 183, 201, 253 and HSL 225°, 95%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7C9FD#B7C9FD

HEX#B7C9FD

RGBrgb(183, 201, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7882, 0.9922

RGB percentages71.8%, 78.8%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(224.6, 94.6%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 27.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK27.7%, 20.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,044,797

CSS custom property--colour: #B7C9FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.79:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#483602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9CDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3C7FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A5D3DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2 Thistle · ΔE 20 Lavender · ΔE 20.8 Sky blue · ΔE 21.1 Light blue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDEBB7

Analogous#B7ECFD, #C8B7FD

Triadic#FDB7C9, #C9FDB7

Split complementary#FDC8B7, #ECFDB7

Tetradic#FDB7EC, #FDEBB7, #B7FDC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9EEFE

Darker −10%#85A4FC

Darker −20%#547FFA

Darker −30%#2259F9

Darker −40%#063FE2

More saturated +25%#B5C8FF

Less saturated −25%#C0CDF4

Channel breakdown

R183

G201

B253

Red183 (71.8%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue224.57°

Saturation (HSL)94.59%

Lightness85.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G C9 · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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