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Recognised as Colour

#B8DEFF

  • #B8DEFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B8DEFF is a blue with RGB values 184, 222, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 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

#B8DEFF#B8DEFF
HEX#B8DEFF
RGBrgb(184, 222, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8706, 1
RGB percentages72.2%, 87.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(207.9, 100%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 27.8%, 100%)
CMYK27.8%, 12.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,115,711
CSS custom property--colour: #B8DEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.93:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#472100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1DEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A3E6E9no 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 text14.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Light blue · ΔE 10.8Light skyblue · ΔE 12.4Sky blue · ΔE 12.4Lavender · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD9B8
Analogous#B8FFFD, #B8BBFF
Triadic#FFB8DE, #DEFFB8
Split complementary#FFB8BB, #FFFCB8
Tetradic#FDB8FF, #FFD9B8, #BBFFB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF6FF
Darker −10%#85C6FF
Darker −20%#52AFFF
Darker −30%#1F97FF
Darker −40%#007EEB
More saturated +25%#B8DEFF
Less saturated −25%#C1DDF6

Channel breakdown

R184
G222
B255
Red184 (72.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue207.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G DE · B FF

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