Recognised as Colour
#B9BBD4
- #B9BBD4
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B9BBD4 is a blue with RGB values 185, 187, 212 and HSL 236°, 24%, 78%. 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
#B9BBD4#B9BBD4
HEX#B9BBD4
RGBrgb(185, 187, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7333, 0.8314
RGB percentages72.5%, 73.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(235.6, 23.9%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 12.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK12.7%, 11.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,172,244
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BBD4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#46442B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D4D2B9
Analogous#B9C9D4, #C4B9D4
Triadic#D4B9BB, #BBD4B9
Split complementary#D4C4B9, #C9D4B9
Tetradic#D4B9C9, #D4D2B9, #B9D4C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G187
B212
Red185 (72.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue235.56°
Saturation (HSL)23.89%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G BB · B D4
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