Colour
#B8BEDE
- #B8BEDE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B8BEDE is a blue with RGB values 184, 190, 222 and HSL 231°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B8BEDE#B8BEDE
HEX#B8BEDE
RGBrgb(184, 190, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7451, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.2%, 74.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(230.5, 36.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 17.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK17.1%, 14.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,107,486
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BEDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#474121
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DED8B8
Analogous#B8D1DE, #C5B8DE
Triadic#DEB8BE, #BEDEB8
Split complementary#DEC5B8, #D1DEB8
Tetradic#DEB8D1, #DED8B8, #B8DEC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G190
B222
Red184 (72.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue230.53°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G BE · B DE
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