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Recognised as Colour

#B9CEDE

  • #B9CEDE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9CEDE is a blue with RGB values 185, 206, 222 and HSL 206°, 36%, 80%. 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

#B9CEDE#B9CEDE
HEX#B9CEDE
RGBrgb(185, 206, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8078, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.5%, 80.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(205.9, 35.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 16.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.7%, 7.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,177,118
CSS custom property--colour: #B9CEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 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#CBCBCB
Inverted#463121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CDDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C9DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD2D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 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 6.4Light blue · ΔE 7.5Light grey · ΔE 11.3Powder blue · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 11.7Gainsboro · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC9B9
Analogous#B9DEDC, #B9BCDE
Triadic#DEB9CE, #CEDEB9
Split complementary#DEB9BC, #DEDCB9
Tetradic#DCB9DE, #DEC9B9, #BCDEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCE6EE
Darker −10%#96B6CE
Darker −20%#749DBD
Darker −30%#5185AD
Darker −40%#416A8A
More saturated +25%#ACD0EB
Less saturated −25%#C6CCD1

Channel breakdown

R185
G206
B222
Red185 (72.5%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue205.95°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G CE · B DE

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