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Recognised as Colour

#B8C3E4

  • #B8C3E4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8C3E4 is a blue with RGB values 184, 195, 228 and HSL 225°, 45%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8C3E4#B8C3E4
HEX#B8C3E4
RGBrgb(184, 195, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7647, 0.8941
RGB percentages72.2%, 76.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(225, 44.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 19.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK19.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,108,772
CSS custom property--colour: #B8C3E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#473C1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC5E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C2E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AEC9CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5Thistle · ΔE 13.2Lavender · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Silver · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4D9B8
Analogous#B8D9E4, #C3B8E4
Triadic#E4B8C3, #C3E4B8
Split complementary#E4C3B8, #D9E4B8
Tetradic#E4B8D9, #E4D9B8, #B8E4C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDE2F2
Darker −10%#93A4D6
Darker −20%#6E85C8
Darker −30%#4965BA
Darker −40%#395197
More saturated +25%#ACBDF0
Less saturated −25%#C4C9D8

Channel breakdown

R184
G195
B228
Red184 (72.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)44.9%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G C3 · B E4

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