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Recognised as Colour

#B8C2D6

  • #B8C2D6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8C2D6 is a blue with RGB values 184, 194, 214 and HSL 220°, 27%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8C2D6#B8C2D6
HEX#B8C2D6
RGBrgb(184, 194, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7608, 0.8392
RGB percentages72.2%, 76.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(220, 26.8%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 14%, 83.9%)
CMYK14%, 9.3%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,108,502
CSS custom property--colour: #B8C2D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#473D29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC3D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C0D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B1C6C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.5Silver · ΔE 11.2Light blue · ΔE 12.8Light grey · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 12.9Lavender · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.47, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6CCB8
Analogous#B8D1D6, #BDB8D6
Triadic#D6B8C2, #C2D6B8
Split complementary#D6BDB8, #D1D6B8
Tetradic#D6B8D1, #D6CCB8, #B8D6BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFB
Lighter +10%#D8DEE9
Darker −10%#98A6C3
Darker −20%#778AB1
Darker −30%#5A709B
Darker −40%#47587B
More saturated +25%#AABDE4
Less saturated −25%#C6C7C8

Channel breakdown

R184
G194
B214
Red184 (72.2%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)26.79%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G C2 · B D6

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