Colour

#B9CCFF

#B9CCFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9CCFF is a blue with RGB values 185, 204, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 86%. 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

#B9CCFF#B9CCFF

HEX#B9CCFF

RGBrgb(185, 204, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8, 1

RGB percentages72.5%, 80%, 100%

HSLhsl(223.7, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK27.5%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,176,639

CSS custom property--colour: #B9CCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.14:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#463300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCD0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6CAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#A7D6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8 Thistle · ΔE 19.9 Lavender · ΔE 19.9 Sky blue · ΔE 20.6 Light blue · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFECB9

Analogous#B9EFFF, #C9B9FF

Triadic#FFB9CC, #CCFFB9

Split complementary#FFC9B9, #EFFFB9

Tetradic#FFB9EF, #FFECB9, #B9FFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#ECF1FF

Darker −10%#86A7FF

Darker −20%#5382FF

Darker −30%#205DFF

Darker −40%#0040EC

More saturated +25%#B9CCFF

Less saturated −25%#C2D0F6

Channel breakdown

R185

G204

B255

Red185 (72.5%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue223.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G CC · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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