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Colour

#B9CBF7

  • #B9CBF7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9CBF7 is a blue with RGB values 185, 203, 247 and HSL 223°, 79%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9CBF7#B9CBF7
HEX#B9CBF7
RGBrgb(185, 203, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.7961, 0.9686
RGB percentages72.5%, 79.6%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(222.6, 79.5%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 25.1%, 96.9%)
CMYK25.1%, 17.8%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,176,375
CSS custom property--colour: #B9CBF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#463408

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECEF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C9F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A9D4DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Lavender · ΔE 17.3Thistle · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7E5B9
Analogous#B9EAF7, #C6B9F7
Triadic#F7B9CB, #CBF7B9
Split complementary#F7C6B9, #EAF7B9
Tetradic#F7B9EA, #F7E5B9, #B9F7C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7EDFC
Darker −10%#8BA9F2
Darker −20%#5D87ED
Darker −30%#3065E7
Darker −40%#174CCD
More saturated +25%#B1C8FF
Less saturated −25%#C3CFED

Channel breakdown

R185
G203
B247
Red185 (72.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue222.58°
Saturation (HSL)79.49%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G CB · B F7

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