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Recognised as Colour

#B8DEFE

  • #B8DEFE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8DEFE is a blue with RGB values 184, 222, 254 and HSL 207°, 97%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B8DEFE#B8DEFE
HEX#B8DEFE
RGBrgb(184, 222, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8706, 0.9961
RGB percentages72.2%, 87.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(207.4, 97.2%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 27.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK27.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,115,710
CSS custom property--colour: #B8DEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.92:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#472101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1DEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A3E6E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Light blue · ΔE 10.3Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 12.6Lavender · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED8B8
Analogous#B8FEFB, #B8BBFE
Triadic#FEB8DE, #DEFEB8
Split complementary#FEB8BB, #FEFBB8
Tetradic#FBB8FE, #FED8B8, #BBFEB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAF5FF
Darker −10%#86C7FD
Darker −20%#53AFFD
Darker −30%#2198FC
Darker −40%#037FE7
More saturated +25%#B7DEFF
Less saturated −25%#C1DDF5

Channel breakdown

R184
G222
B254
Red184 (72.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue207.43°
Saturation (HSL)97.22%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G DE · B FE

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