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Recognised as Colour

#B9DBEF

  • #B9DBEF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B9DBEF is a blue with RGB values 185, 219, 239 and HSL 202°, 63%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B9DBEF#B9DBEF
HEX#B9DBEF
RGBrgb(185, 219, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8588, 0.9373
RGB percentages72.5%, 85.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(202.2, 62.8%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 22.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.6%, 8.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,180,463
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DBEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#462410

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2DAF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD3EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AAE0E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.8Powder blue · ΔE 9.1Light steelblue · ΔE 9.2Sky blue · ΔE 12.8Lavender · ΔE 12.9Light grey · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.83, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFCDB9
Analogous#B9EFE8, #B9C0EF
Triadic#EFB9DB, #DBEFB9
Split complementary#EFB9C0, #EFE8B9
Tetradic#E8B9EF, #EFCDB9, #C0EFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3F0F8
Darker −10%#8FC6E6
Darker −20%#66B0DC
Darker −30%#3C9BD3
Darker −40%#2980B3
More saturated +25%#AEDEFA
Less saturated −25%#C4D8E4

Channel breakdown

R185
G219
B239
Red185 (72.5%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue202.22°
Saturation (HSL)62.79%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G DB · B EF

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