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Colour

#B8D9FF

  • #B8D9FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8D9FF is a blue with RGB values 184, 217, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8D9FF#B8D9FF
HEX#B8D9FF
RGBrgb(184, 217, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.851, 1
RGB percentages72.2%, 85.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.1, 100%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 27.8%, 100%)
CMYK27.8%, 14.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,114,431
CSS custom property--colour: #B8D9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.41:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#472600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBDAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3D3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A4E1E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Light skyblue · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 13.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Lavender · ΔE 15.2Powder blue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDEB8
Analogous#B8FDFF, #BBB8FF
Triadic#FFB8D9, #D9FFB8
Split complementary#FFBBB8, #FCFFB8
Tetradic#FFB8FD, #FFDEB8, #B8FFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF4FF
Darker −10%#85BEFF
Darker −20%#52A2FF
Darker −30%#1F87FF
Darker −40%#006DEB
More saturated +25%#B8D9FF
Less saturated −25%#C1DAF6

Channel breakdown

R184
G217
B255
Red184 (72.2%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G D9 · B FF

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