Colour

#B9BEF9

#B9BEF9
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9BEF9 is a blue with RGB values 185, 190, 249 and HSL 235°, 84%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9BEF9#B9BEF9

HEX#B9BEF9

RGBrgb(185, 190, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7451, 0.9765

RGB percentages72.5%, 74.5%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(235.3, 84.2%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 25.7%, 97.6%)

CMYK25.7%, 23.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,173,049

CSS custom property--colour: #B9BEF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#464106

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEC4FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABC0F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AAC9D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9 Thistle · ΔE 20.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7 Plum · ΔE 23.6 Lavender · ΔE 25.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F9F4B9

Analogous#B9DEF9, #D4B9F9

Triadic#F9B9BE, #BEF9B9

Split complementary#F9D4B9, #DEF9B9

Tetradic#F9B9DE, #F9F4B9, #B9F9D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8EAFD

Darker −10%#8A92F5

Darker −20%#5B67F1

Darker −30%#2C3BED

Darker −40%#1221D4

More saturated +25%#B3B9FF

Less saturated −25%#C3C6EF

Channel breakdown

R185

G190

B249

Red185 (72.5%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue235.31°

Saturation (HSL)84.21%

Lightness85.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G BE · B F9

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Colour values

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