Colour

#B8C8DC

#B8C8DC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8C8DC is a blue with RGB values 184, 200, 220 and HSL 213°, 34%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8C8DC#B8C8DC

HEX#B8C8DC

RGBrgb(184, 200, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7843, 0.8627

RGB percentages72.2%, 78.4%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(213.3, 34%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 16.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK16.4%, 9.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,110,044

CSS custom property--colour: #B8C8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#473723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C8DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC5DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AFCCCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.8 Light blue · ΔE 10.3 Silver · ΔE 12.1 Light grey · ΔE 12.7 Lavender · ΔE 13 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.77, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCCCB8

Analogous#B8DADC, #BAB8DC

Triadic#DCB8C8, #C8DCB8

Split complementary#DCBAB8, #DADCB8

Tetradic#DCB8DA, #DCCCB8, #B8DCBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFDFE

Lighter +10%#DAE2ED

Darker −10%#96AECB

Darker −20%#7493BA

Darker −30%#5379A8

Darker −40%#426086

More saturated +25%#ABC7E9

Less saturated −25%#C5C9CF

Channel breakdown

R184

G200

B220

Red184 (72.2%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue213.33°

Saturation (HSL)33.96%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G C8 · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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