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Recognised as Colour

#B8DEF5

  • #B8DEF5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B8DEF5 is a blue with RGB values 184, 222, 245 and HSL 203°, 75%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B8DEF5#B8DEF5
HEX#B8DEF5
RGBrgb(184, 222, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8706, 0.9608
RGB percentages72.2%, 87.1%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(202.6, 75.3%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 24.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK24.9%, 9.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,115,701
CSS custom property--colour: #B8DEF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.81:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#47210A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3DDF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD5F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A6E4E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.8Powder blue · ΔE 9.9Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Sky blue · ΔE 12Lavender · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5CFB8
Analogous#B8F5EE, #B8C0F5
Triadic#F5B8DE, #DEF5B8
Split complementary#F5B8C0, #F5EEB8
Tetradic#EEB8F5, #F5CFB8, #C0F5B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5F3FB
Darker −10%#8BC9EF
Darker −20%#5FB4E8
Darker −30%#32A0E2
Darker −40%#1C85C5
More saturated +25%#AEE0FF
Less saturated −25%#C2DCEB

Channel breakdown

R184
G222
B245
Red184 (72.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue202.62°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G DE · B F5

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