Colour

#B9C2D9

#B9C2D9
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9C2D9 is a blue with RGB values 185, 194, 217 and HSL 223°, 30%, 79%. 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

#B9C2D9#B9C2D9

HEX#B9C2D9

RGBrgb(185, 194, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7608, 0.851

RGB percentages72.5%, 76.1%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(223.1, 29.6%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 14.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK14.7%, 10.6%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,174,041

CSS custom property--colour: #B9C2D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.78:1

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

Contrast with black11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#463D26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBC3DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C1D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B2C6C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 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 text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.9 Thistle · ΔE 12.2 Silver · ΔE 12.6 Light blue · ΔE 13.6 Lavender · ΔE 13.9 Light grey · ΔE 14

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.9, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9D0B9

Analogous#B9D2D9, #C0B9D9

Triadic#D9B9C2, #C2D9B9

Split complementary#D9C0B9, #D2D9B9

Tetradic#D9B9D2, #D9D0B9, #B9D9C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFCFD

Lighter +10%#DADFEB

Darker −10%#98A5C7

Darker −20%#7788B5

Darker −30%#586CA1

Darker −40%#465680

More saturated +25%#ACBCE7

Less saturated −25%#C7C8CC

Channel breakdown

R185

G194

B217

Red185 (72.5%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue223.13°

Saturation (HSL)29.63%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G C2 · B D9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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