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Colour

#B9CCFA

  • #B9CCFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9CCFA is a blue with RGB values 185, 204, 250 and HSL 222°, 87%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9CCFA#B9CCFA
HEX#B9CCFA
RGBrgb(185, 204, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8, 0.9804
RGB percentages72.5%, 80%, 98%
HSLhsl(222.5, 86.7%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 26%, 98%)
CMYK26%, 18.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,176,634
CSS custom property--colour: #B9CCFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#463305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECFFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C9F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A8D5DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15Lavender · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.9Light blue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE7B9
Analogous#B9EDFA, #C7B9FA
Triadic#FAB9CC, #CCFAB9
Split complementary#FAC7B9, #EDFAB9
Tetradic#FAB9ED, #FAE7B9, #B9FAC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9EFFD
Darker −10%#89A9F7
Darker −20%#5A87F3
Darker −30%#2A64F0
Darker −40%#0F4AD8
More saturated +25%#B4CAFF
Less saturated −25%#C2D0F1

Channel breakdown

R185
G204
B250
Red185 (72.5%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue222.46°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G CC · B FA

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