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Recognised as Colour

#B7DAFA

  • #B7DAFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B7DAFA is a blue with RGB values 183, 218, 250 and HSL 209°, 87%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B7DAFA#B7DAFA
HEX#B7DAFA
RGBrgb(183, 218, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.8549, 0.9804
RGB percentages71.8%, 85.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(208.7, 87%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 26.8%, 98%)
CMYK26.8%, 12.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,049,146
CSS custom property--colour: #B7DAFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.42:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#482505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEDAFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D3F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A4E1E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.8Light blue · ΔE 10.3Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 12.6Lavender · ΔE 14.2Powder blue · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD7B7
Analogous#B7FAF9, #B7B9FA
Triadic#FAB7DA, #DAFAB7
Split complementary#FAB7B9, #FAF8B7
Tetradic#F9B7FA, #FAD7B7, #B9FAB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7F3FD
Darker −10%#87C1F7
Darker −20%#58A9F3
Darker −30%#2890F0
Darker −40%#0F77D6
More saturated +25%#B2DAFF
Less saturated −25%#C1DAF0

Channel breakdown

R183
G218
B250
Red183 (71.8%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue208.66°
Saturation (HSL)87.01%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G DA · B FA

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