Colour

#B9BFD2

#B9BFD2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9BFD2 is a blue with RGB values 185, 191, 210 and HSL 226°, 22%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9BFD2#B9BFD2

HEX#B9BFD2

RGBrgb(185, 191, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.749, 0.8235

RGB percentages72.5%, 74.9%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(225.6, 21.7%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 11.9%, 82.4%)

CMYK11.9%, 9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,173,266

CSS custom property--colour: #B9BFD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#46402D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAC0D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8BED2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B4C2C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.9 Silver · ΔE 10.4 Thistle · ΔE 11.9 Light grey · ΔE 12.6 Dark grey · ΔE 13.2 Light blue · ΔE 14.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2CCB9

Analogous#B9CBD2, #BFB9D2

Triadic#D2B9BF, #BFD2B9

Split complementary#D2BFB9, #CBD2B9

Tetradic#D2B9CB, #D2CCB9, #B9D2BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F8FA

Lighter +10%#D8DBE6

Darker −10%#9AA3BE

Darker −20%#7B86AA

Darker −30%#5F6B93

Darker −40%#4B5574

More saturated +25%#ABB8E0

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R185

G191

B210

Red185 (72.5%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue225.6°

Saturation (HSL)21.74%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G BF · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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