Recognised as Colour
#B9B9DE
- #B9B9DE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B9B9DE is a blue with RGB values 185, 185, 222 and HSL 240°, 36%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B9B9DE#B9B9DE
HEX#B9B9DE
RGBrgb(185, 185, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7255, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.5%, 72.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(240, 35.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 16.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,171,742
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B9DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#464621
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEDEB9
Analogous#B9CCDE, #CCB9DE
Triadic#DEB9B9, #B9DEB9
Split complementary#DECCB9, #CCDEB9
Tetradic#DEB9CC, #DEDEB9, #B9DECC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G185
B222
Red185 (72.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G B9 · B DE
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