Recognised as Colour
#B8BADA
- #B8BADA
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B8BADA is a blue with RGB values 184, 186, 218 and HSL 236°, 31%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B8BADA#B8BADA
HEX#B8BADA
RGBrgb(184, 186, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7294, 0.8549
RGB percentages72.2%, 72.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(236.5, 31.5%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.5, 15.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK15.6%, 14.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,106,458
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BADA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#474525
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DAD8B8
Analogous#B8CBDA, #C7B8DA
Triadic#DAB8BA, #BADAB8
Split complementary#DAC7B8, #CBDAB8
Tetradic#DAB8CB, #DAD8B8, #B8DAC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G186
B218
Red184 (72.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue236.47°
Saturation (HSL)31.48%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G BA · B DA
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