Colour

#B8BECD

#B8BECD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8BECD is a blue with RGB values 184, 190, 205 and HSL 223°, 17%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8BECD#B8BECD

HEX#B8BECD

RGBrgb(184, 190, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7451, 0.8039

RGB percentages72.2%, 74.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(222.9, 17.4%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 10.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK10.2%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,107,469

CSS custom property--colour: #B8BECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.29:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#474132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BABFCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8BDCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B3C1C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.5 Silver · ΔE 8.3 Light grey · ΔE 11.3 Dark grey · ΔE 11.3 Thistle · ΔE 12.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDC7B8

Analogous#B8C8CD, #BCB8CD

Triadic#CDB8BE, #BECDB8

Split complementary#CDBCB8, #C9CDB8

Tetradic#CDB8C8, #CDC7B8, #B8CDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F5F7

Lighter +10%#D6D9E2

Darker −10%#9AA3B8

Darker −20%#7C87A3

Darker −30%#626D8A

Darker −40%#4C566D

More saturated +25%#A9B8DC

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R184

G190

B205

Red184 (72.2%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)17.36%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G BE · B CD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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