Colour

#B8DAFF

#B8DAFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8DAFF is a blue with RGB values 184, 218, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8DAFF#B8DAFF

HEX#B8DAFF

RGBrgb(184, 218, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8549, 1

RGB percentages72.2%, 85.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(211.3, 100%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 27.8%, 100%)

CMYK27.8%, 14.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,114,687

CSS custom property--colour: #B8DAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.51:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#472500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCDBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4D3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A4E2E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 12 Light blue · ΔE 13 Sky blue · ΔE 13.5 Lavender · ΔE 15 Powder blue · ΔE 17.6

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#FFDDB8

Analogous#B8FEFF, #B9B8FF

Triadic#FFB8DA, #DAFFB8

Split complementary#FFBAB8, #FEFFB8

Tetradic#FFB8FE, #FFDDB8, #B8FFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EBF5FF

Darker −10%#85BFFF

Darker −20%#52A5FF

Darker −30%#1F8AFF

Darker −40%#0071EB

More saturated +25%#B8DAFF

Less saturated −25%#C1DAF6

Channel breakdown

R184

G218

B255

Red184 (72.2%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue211.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G DA · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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