Colour

#B7CCED

#B7CCED
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7CCED is a blue with RGB values 183, 204, 237 and HSL 217°, 60%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#B7CCED

RGBrgb(183, 204, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.8, 0.9294

RGB percentages71.8%, 80%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(216.7, 60%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 22.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK22.8%, 13.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,045,549

CSS custom property--colour: #B7CCED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#483312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1CDEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCC8ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A9D3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.7 Light blue · ΔE 13.2 Lavender · ΔE 14.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7 Sky blue · ΔE 15.2 Thistle · ΔE 16.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.73, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDD8B7

Analogous#B7E7ED, #BDB7ED

Triadic#EDB7CC, #CCEDB7

Split complementary#EDBDB7, #E7EDB7

Tetradic#EDB7E7, #EDD8B7, #B7EDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0E9F7

Darker −10%#8EAFE3

Darker −20%#6592D9

Darker −30%#3D75CE

Darker −40%#2B5EAD

More saturated +25%#ACCAF8

Less saturated −25%#C2CFE2

Channel breakdown

R183

G204

B237

Red183 (71.8%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue216.67°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G CC · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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