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Colour

#B8BEE9

  • #B8BEE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8BEE9 is a blue with RGB values 184, 190, 233 and HSL 233°, 53%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8BEE9#B8BEE9
HEX#B8BEE9
RGBrgb(184, 190, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7451, 0.9137
RGB percentages72.2%, 74.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(232.7, 52.7%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 21%, 91.4%)
CMYK21%, 18.5%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,107,497
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BEE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#474116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C2EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BFE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ADC6CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Thistle · ΔE 14.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9Lavender · ΔE 19Light blue · ΔE 21.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E3B8
Analogous#B8D7E9, #CAB8E9
Triadic#E9B8BE, #BEE9B8
Split complementary#E9CAB8, #D7E9B8
Tetradic#E9B8D7, #E9E3B8, #B8E9CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFE2F5
Darker −10%#919ADD
Darker −20%#6A77D1
Darker −30%#4353C5
Darker −40%#3240A3
More saturated +25%#ACB5F5
Less saturated −25%#C4C7DD

Channel breakdown

R184
G190
B233
Red184 (72.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue232.65°
Saturation (HSL)52.69%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G BE · B E9

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