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Recognised as Colour

#B9CFFD

  • #B9CFFD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9CFFD is a blue with RGB values 185, 207, 253 and HSL 221°, 94%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9CFFD#B9CFFD
HEX#B9CFFD
RGBrgb(185, 207, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8118, 0.9922
RGB percentages72.5%, 81.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(220.6, 94.4%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 26.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK26.9%, 18.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,177,405
CSS custom property--colour: #B9CFFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.41:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#463002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0D2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BACCFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A7D8DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3Lavender · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Light blue · ΔE 19.1Thistle · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDE7B9
Analogous#B9F1FD, #C5B9FD
Triadic#FDB9CF, #CFFDB9
Split complementary#FDC5B9, #F1FDB9
Tetradic#FDB9F1, #FDE7B9, #B9FDC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF1FE
Darker −10%#87ADFC
Darker −20%#568BFA
Darker −30%#2469F9
Darker −40%#064EE4
More saturated +25%#B7CEFF
Less saturated −25%#C2D2F4

Channel breakdown

R185
G207
B253
Red185 (72.5%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue220.59°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G CF · B FD

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