Colour

#B8BEFA

#B8BEFA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8BEFA is a blue with RGB values 184, 190, 250 and HSL 235°, 87%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8BEFA#B8BEFA

HEX#B8BEFA

RGBrgb(184, 190, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7451, 0.9804

RGB percentages72.2%, 74.5%, 98%

HSLhsl(234.5, 86.8%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 26.4%, 98%)

CMYK26.4%, 24%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,107,514

CSS custom property--colour: #B8BEFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.78:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#474105

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADC4FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAC0F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A8C9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3 Thistle · ΔE 21.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7 Plum · ΔE 23.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2 Lavender · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FAF4B8

Analogous#B8DFFA, #D3B8FA

Triadic#FAB8BE, #BEFAB8

Split complementary#FAD3B8, #DFFAB8

Tetradic#FAB8DF, #FAF4B8, #B8FAD3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8EAFD

Darker −10%#8892F7

Darker −20%#5967F3

Darker −30%#293BF0

Darker −40%#0F21D7

More saturated +25%#B3BAFF

Less saturated −25%#C2C6F1

Channel breakdown

R184

G190

B250

Red184 (72.2%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue234.55°

Saturation (HSL)86.84%

Lightness85.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G BE · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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