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Recognised as Colour

#B9D3FF

  • #B9D3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B9D3FF is a blue with RGB values 185, 211, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B9D3FF#B9D3FF
HEX#B9D3FF
RGBrgb(185, 211, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8275, 1
RGB percentages72.5%, 82.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.7, 100%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 27.5%, 100%)
CMYK27.5%, 17.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,178,431
CSS custom property--colour: #B9D3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#462C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4D5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDCFFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A6DCE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9Light skyblue · ΔE 13.2Sky blue · ΔE 16.8Lavender · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 17.5Thistle · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE5B9
Analogous#B9F6FF, #C2B9FF
Triadic#FFB9D3, #D3FFB9
Split complementary#FFC2B9, #F6FFB9
Tetradic#FFB9F6, #FFE5B9, #B9FFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF3FF
Darker −10%#86B3FF
Darker −20%#5393FF
Darker −30%#2073FF
Darker −40%#0058EC
More saturated +25%#B9D3FF
Less saturated −25%#C2D5F6

Channel breakdown

R185
G211
B255
Red185 (72.5%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G D3 · B FF

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