Colour

#B8CCEC

#B8CCEC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8CCEC is a blue with RGB values 184, 204, 236 and HSL 217°, 58%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8CCEC#B8CCEC

HEX#B8CCEC

RGBrgb(184, 204, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8, 0.9255

RGB percentages72.2%, 80%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(216.9, 57.8%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 22%, 92.5%)

CMYK22%, 13.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,111,084

CSS custom property--colour: #B8CCEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.89:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#473313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2CDEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCC8EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#ABD3D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.4 Light blue · ΔE 12.9 Lavender · ΔE 13.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2 Sky blue · ΔE 15.4 Thistle · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.37, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECD8B8

Analogous#B8E6EC, #BEB8EC

Triadic#ECB8CC, #CCECB8

Split complementary#ECBEB8, #E6ECB8

Tetradic#ECB8E6, #ECD8B8, #B8ECBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0E9F7

Darker −10%#90AFE1

Darker −20%#6892D6

Darker −30%#3F75CC

Darker −40%#2E5EAA

More saturated +25%#ADC9F7

Less saturated −25%#C3CFE1

Channel breakdown

R184

G204

B236

Red184 (72.2%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue216.92°

Saturation (HSL)57.78%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G CC · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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