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Colour

#B9CDF3

  • #B9CDF3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9CDF3 is a blue with RGB values 185, 205, 243 and HSL 219°, 71%, 84%. 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

#B9CDF3#B9CDF3
HEX#B9CDF3
RGBrgb(185, 205, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8039, 0.9529
RGB percentages72.5%, 80.4%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(219.3, 70.7%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 23.9%, 95.3%)
CMYK23.9%, 15.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,176,883
CSS custom property--colour: #B9CDF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#46320C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1CFF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBCAF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AAD5D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 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 text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Lavender · ΔE 15.1Light blue · ΔE 15.6Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Thistle · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3DFB9
Analogous#B9EAF3, #C2B9F3
Triadic#F3B9CD, #CDF3B9
Split complementary#F3C2B9, #EAF3B9
Tetradic#F3B9EA, #F3DFB9, #B9F3C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5ECFA
Darker −10%#8DAEEC
Darker −20%#628FE4
Darker −30%#3670DD
Darker −40%#2157BF
More saturated +25%#AFCAFD
Less saturated −25%#C3D0E9

Channel breakdown

R185
G205
B243
Red185 (72.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue219.31°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G CD · B F3

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