Recognised as Colour
#B9BBDE
- #B9BBDE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B9BBDE is a blue with RGB values 185, 187, 222 and HSL 237°, 36%, 80%. 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
#B9BBDE#B9BBDE
HEX#B9BBDE
RGBrgb(185, 187, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7333, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.5%, 73.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(236.8, 35.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 16.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.7%, 15.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,172,254
CSS custom property--colour: #B9BBDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#464421
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEDCB9
Analogous#B9CEDE, #CAB9DE
Triadic#DEB9BB, #BBDEB9
Split complementary#DECAB9, #CEDEB9
Tetradic#DEB9CE, #DEDCB9, #B9DECA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G187
B222
Red185 (72.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue236.76°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G BB · B DE
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