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Recognised as Colour

#B9C4EC

  • #B9C4EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9C4EC is a blue with RGB values 185, 196, 236 and HSL 227°, 57%, 83%. 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

#B9C4EC#B9C4EC
HEX#B9C4EC
RGBrgb(185, 196, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7686, 0.9255
RGB percentages72.5%, 76.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(227.1, 57.3%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 21.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK21.6%, 16.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,174,572
CSS custom property--colour: #B9C4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 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#C5C5C5
Inverted#463B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C3EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ADCBD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 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 8.4Thistle · ΔE 14.6Lavender · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE1B9
Analogous#B9DEEC, #C7B9EC
Triadic#ECB9C4, #C4ECB9
Split complementary#ECC7B9, #DDECB9
Tetradic#ECB9DE, #ECE1B9, #B9ECC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E6F7
Darker −10%#91A2E1
Darker −20%#6980D6
Darker −30%#415FCB
Darker −40%#2E49AB
More saturated +25%#AEBEF7
Less saturated −25%#C4CAE1

Channel breakdown

R185
G196
B236
Red185 (72.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue227.06°
Saturation (HSL)57.3%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G C4 · B EC

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