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Colour

#B9C2FB

  • #B9C2FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9C2FB is a blue with RGB values 185, 194, 251 and HSL 232°, 89%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9C2FB#B9C2FB
HEX#B9C2FB
RGBrgb(185, 194, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7608, 0.9843
RGB percentages72.5%, 76.1%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(231.8, 89.2%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 26.3%, 98.4%)
CMYK26.3%, 22.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,174,075
CSS custom property--colour: #B9C2FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.17:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#463D04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C8FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEC3FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#A9CCD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20Thistle · ΔE 20.3Lavender · ΔE 23.6Plum · ΔE 25.2Sky blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBF2B9
Analogous#B9E3FB, #D1B9FB
Triadic#FBB9C2, #C2FBB9
Split complementary#FBD1B9, #E3FBB9
Tetradic#FBB9E3, #FBF2B9, #B9FBD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9ECFE
Darker −10%#8998F8
Darker −20%#596EF5
Darker −30%#2844F3
Darker −40%#0D29DB
More saturated +25%#B5BFFF
Less saturated −25%#C2C9F2

Channel breakdown

R185
G194
B251
Red185 (72.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue231.82°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G C2 · B FB

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