Colour

#B8D0FF

#B8D0FF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8D0FF is a blue with RGB values 184, 208, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8D0FF#B8D0FF

HEX#B8D0FF

RGBrgb(184, 208, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8157, 1

RGB percentages72.2%, 81.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(219.7, 100%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 27.8%, 100%)

CMYK27.8%, 18.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,112,127

CSS custom property--colour: #B8D0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.5:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#472F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1D3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BACCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A5D9E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12 Light skyblue · ΔE 13.8 Sky blue · ΔE 18.1 Lavender · ΔE 18.2 Light blue · ΔE 19.3 Thistle · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE7B8

Analogous#B8F4FF, #C4B8FF

Triadic#FFB8D0, #D0FFB8

Split complementary#FFC4B8, #F3FFB8

Tetradic#FFB8F3, #FFE7B8, #B8FFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EBF2FF

Darker −10%#85AEFF

Darker −20%#528CFF

Darker −30%#1F6BFF

Darker −40%#004FEB

More saturated +25%#B8D0FF

Less saturated −25%#C1D3F6

Channel breakdown

R184

G208

B255

Red184 (72.2%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue219.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G D0 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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