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Recognised as Colour

#B7CAE8

  • #B7CAE8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7CAE8 is a blue with RGB values 183, 202, 232 and HSL 217°, 52%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7CAE8#B7CAE8
HEX#B7CAE8
RGBrgb(183, 202, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7922, 0.9098
RGB percentages71.8%, 79.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(216.7, 51.6%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 21.1%, 91%)
CMYK21.1%, 12.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,045,032
CSS custom property--colour: #B7CAE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.63:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#483517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CBE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC7E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ABD0D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.2Light blue · ΔE 12.5Lavender · ΔE 13.8Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.17, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D5B7
Analogous#B7E2E8, #BDB7E8
Triadic#E8B7CA, #CAE8B7
Split complementary#E8BDB7, #E3E8B7
Tetradic#E8B7E2, #E8D5B7, #B7E8BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE6F4
Darker −10%#90AEDC
Darker −20%#6A91CF
Darker −30%#4375C3
Darker −40%#335DA0
More saturated +25%#ABC7F4
Less saturated −25%#C3CDDC

Channel breakdown

R183
G202
B232
Red183 (71.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue216.73°
Saturation (HSL)51.58%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G CA · B E8

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