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Recognised as Colour

#B8D4EC

  • #B8D4EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8D4EC is a blue with RGB values 184, 212, 236 and HSL 208°, 58%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8D4EC#B8D4EC
HEX#B8D4EC
RGBrgb(184, 212, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8314, 0.9255
RGB percentages72.2%, 83.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(207.7, 57.8%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 22%, 92.5%)
CMYK22%, 10.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,113,132
CSS custom property--colour: #B8D4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.67:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#472B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD4EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CEECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#AADADCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.9Light blue · ΔE 7.5Powder blue · ΔE 12.3Lavender · ΔE 12.5Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Light grey · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD0B8
Analogous#B8ECEA, #B8BAEC
Triadic#ECB8D4, #D4ECB8
Split complementary#ECB8BA, #ECEAB8
Tetradic#EAB8EC, #ECD0B8, #BAECB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0ECF7
Darker −10%#90BCE1
Darker −20%#68A3D6
Darker −30%#3F8BCC
Darker −40%#2E71AA
More saturated +25%#ADD5F7
Less saturated −25%#C3D3E1

Channel breakdown

R184
G212
B236
Red184 (72.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue207.69°
Saturation (HSL)57.78%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G D4 · B EC

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