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Colour

#B8C1FF

  • #B8C1FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8C1FF is a blue with RGB values 184, 193, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8C1FF#B8C1FF
HEX#B8C1FF
RGBrgb(184, 193, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7569, 1
RGB percentages72.2%, 75.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.4, 100%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 27.8%, 100%)
CMYK27.8%, 24.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,108,287
CSS custom property--colour: #B8C1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#473E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFC7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABC2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A6CCD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Thistle · ΔE 22.5Plum · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Lavender · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF6B8
Analogous#B8E4FF, #D3B8FF
Triadic#FFB8C1, #C1FFB8
Split complementary#FFD3B8, #E4FFB8
Tetradic#FFB8E5, #FFF6B8, #B8FFD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEEFF
Darker −10%#8594FF
Darker −20%#5268FF
Darker −30%#1F3BFF
Darker −40%#001EEB
More saturated +25%#B8C1FF
Less saturated −25%#C1C8F6

Channel breakdown

R184
G193
B255
Red184 (72.2%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G C1 · B FF

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