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Colour

#B9D2DF

  • #B9D2DF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B9D2DF is a blue with RGB values 185, 210, 223 and HSL 201°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B9D2DF#B9D2DF
HEX#B9D2DF
RGBrgb(185, 210, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8235, 0.8745
RGB percentages72.5%, 82.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(200.5, 37.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 17%, 87.5%)
CMYK17%, 5.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,178,143
CSS custom property--colour: #B9D2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.35:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#462D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD1E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CCDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD6D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 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 text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.8Light steelblue · ΔE 8.6Powder blue · ΔE 9.2Light grey · ΔE 11Gainsboro · ΔE 11.9Silver · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC6B9
Analogous#B9DFD9, #B9BFDF
Triadic#DFB9D2, #D2DFB9
Split complementary#DFB9BF, #DFD9B9
Tetradic#D9B9DF, #DFC6B9, #BFDFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCE9EF
Darker −10%#96BCCF
Darker −20%#73A5BF
Darker −30%#508FAF
Darker −40%#40728C
More saturated +25%#ACD6EC
Less saturated −25%#C6CED2

Channel breakdown

R185
G210
B223
Red185 (72.5%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue200.53°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G D2 · B DF

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