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Recognised as Colour

#B9CEDF

  • #B9CEDF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9CEDF is a blue with RGB values 185, 206, 223 and HSL 207°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9CEDF#B9CEDF
HEX#B9CEDF
RGBrgb(185, 206, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8078, 0.8745
RGB percentages72.5%, 80.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(206.8, 37.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 17%, 87.5%)
CMYK17%, 7.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,177,119
CSS custom property--colour: #B9CEDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#463120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CEE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C9DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD2D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 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 text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6Light blue · ΔE 7.7Light grey · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Silver · ΔE 12.1Lavender · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFCAB9
Analogous#B9DFDD, #B9BBDF
Triadic#DFB9CE, #CEDFB9
Split complementary#DFB9BB, #DFDDB9
Tetradic#DDB9DF, #DFCAB9, #BBDFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCE7EF
Darker −10%#96B5CF
Darker −20%#739DBF
Darker −30%#5084AF
Darker −40%#406A8C
More saturated +25%#ACCFEC
Less saturated −25%#C6CDD2

Channel breakdown

R185
G206
B223
Red185 (72.5%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue206.84°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G CE · B DF

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