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Colour

#B9C4E4

  • #B9C4E4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9C4E4 is a blue with RGB values 185, 196, 228 and HSL 225°, 44%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9C4E4#B9C4E4
HEX#B9C4E4
RGBrgb(185, 196, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7686, 0.8941
RGB percentages72.5%, 76.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(224.7, 44.3%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 18.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK18.9%, 14%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,174,564
CSS custom property--colour: #B9C4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#463B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC6E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C3E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AFCACEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.6Thistle · ΔE 13.1Lavender · ΔE 14.6Light blue · ΔE 15.5Silver · ΔE 17.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.62, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4D9B9
Analogous#B9DAE4, #C3B9E4
Triadic#E4B9C4, #C4E4B9
Split complementary#E4C3B9, #DAE4B9
Tetradic#E4B9DA, #E4D9B9, #B9E4C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE3F2
Darker −10%#94A5D6
Darker −20%#6F86C8
Darker −30%#4B67B9
Darker −40%#3A5297
More saturated +25%#ADBEF0
Less saturated −25%#C5CAD8

Channel breakdown

R185
G196
B228
Red185 (72.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue224.65°
Saturation (HSL)44.33%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G C4 · B E4

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