Recognised as Colour

#B9C2DD

#B9C2DD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9C2DD is a blue with RGB values 185, 194, 221 and HSL 225°, 35%, 80%. 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

#B9C2DD#B9C2DD

HEX#B9C2DD

RGBrgb(185, 194, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7608, 0.8667

RGB percentages72.5%, 76.1%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(225, 34.6%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 16.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK16.3%, 12.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,174,045

CSS custom property--colour: #B9C2DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1

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

Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#463D22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAC4DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C1DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B1C7CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 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 text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.7 Thistle · ΔE 12.1 Lavender · ΔE 14.2 Light blue · ΔE 14.6 Silver · ΔE 14.7 Light grey · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.74, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDD4B9

Analogous#B9D4DD, #C2B9DD

Triadic#DDB9C2, #C2DDB9

Split complementary#DDC2B9, #D4DDB9

Tetradic#DDB9D4, #DDD4B9, #B9DDC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFE

Lighter +10%#DBE0EE

Darker −10%#97A4CC

Darker −20%#7486BC

Darker −30%#5369AA

Darker −40%#425488

More saturated +25%#ACBCEA

Less saturated −25%#C6C9D0

Channel breakdown

R185

G194

B221

Red185 (72.5%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)34.62%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G C2 · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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