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Colour

#B9CBDA

  • #B9CBDA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9CBDA is a blue with RGB values 185, 203, 218 and HSL 207°, 31%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9CBDA#B9CBDA
HEX#B9CBDA
RGBrgb(185, 203, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7961, 0.8549
RGB percentages72.5%, 79.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(207.3, 30.8%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 15.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK15.1%, 6.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,176,346
CSS custom property--colour: #B9CBDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#463425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CBDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C7DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B1CFD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.4Light blue · ΔE 8.7Silver · ΔE 10.4Light grey · ΔE 10.7Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC8B9
Analogous#B9DAD8, #B9BBDA
Triadic#DAB9CB, #CBDAB9
Split complementary#DAB9BB, #DAD8B9
Tetradic#D8B9DA, #DAC8B9, #BBDAB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFD
Lighter +10%#DAE4EC
Darker −10%#98B2C8
Darker −20%#7699B7
Darker −30%#5681A4
Darker −40%#456682
More saturated +25%#ACCCE7
Less saturated −25%#C6CACD

Channel breakdown

R185
G203
B218
Red185 (72.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue207.27°
Saturation (HSL)30.84%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G CB · B DA

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