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Colour

#B8BED4

  • #B8BED4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8BED4 is a blue with RGB values 184, 190, 212 and HSL 227°, 25%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8BED4#B8BED4
HEX#B8BED4
RGBrgb(184, 190, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7451, 0.8314
RGB percentages72.2%, 74.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(227.1, 24.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 13.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK13.2%, 10.4%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,107,476
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#47412B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C0D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BDD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B2C2C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.2Thistle · ΔE 11.6Silver · ΔE 12Light grey · ΔE 14.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4CEB8
Analogous#B8CCD4, #C0B8D4
Triadic#D4B8BE, #BED4B8
Split complementary#D4C0B8, #CCD4B8
Tetradic#D4B8CC, #D4CEB8, #B8D4C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F8FA
Lighter +10%#D8DBE7
Darker −10%#98A1C1
Darker −20%#7884AE
Darker −30%#5C6897
Darker −40%#485378
More saturated +25%#AAB6E2
Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R184
G190
B212
Red184 (72.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue227.14°
Saturation (HSL)24.56%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G BE · B D4

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