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Colour

#B9B9EF

  • #B9B9EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9B9EF is a blue with RGB values 185, 185, 239 and HSL 240°, 63%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9B9EF#B9B9EF
HEX#B9B9EF
RGBrgb(185, 185, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7255, 0.9373
RGB percentages72.5%, 72.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(240, 62.8%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 22.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.6%, 22.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,171,759
CSS custom property--colour: #B9B9EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#464610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBFF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9BCEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ADC2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1Thistle · ΔE 18Plum · ΔE 22.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Lavender · ΔE 24Sky blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFEFB9
Analogous#B9D4EF, #D4B9EF
Triadic#EFB9B9, #B9EFB9
Split complementary#EFD4B9, #D4EFB9
Tetradic#EFB9D4, #EFEFB9, #B9EFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E3F8
Darker −10%#8F8FE6
Darker −20%#6666DC
Darker −30%#3C3CD3
Darker −40%#2929B3
More saturated +25%#AEAEFA
Less saturated −25%#C4C4E4

Channel breakdown

R185
G185
B239
Red185 (72.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)62.79%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G B9 · B EF

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