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Recognised as Colour

#B0E2E7

  • #B0E2E7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B0E2E7 is a cyan with RGB values 176, 226, 231 and HSL 185°, 53%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B0E2E7#B0E2E7
HEX#B0E2E7
RGBrgb(176, 226, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.8863, 0.9059
RGB percentages69%, 88.6%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(185.5, 53.4%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 23.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK23.8%, 2.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,592,423
CSS custom property--colour: #B0E2E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.88:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#4F1D18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADEE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D6E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9EE6E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 1Pale turquoise · ΔE 6Light blue · ΔE 6.2Light cyan · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 15.5Gainsboro · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 1.02, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7B5B0
Analogous#B0E7D1, #B0C6E7
Triadic#E7B0E2, #E2E7B0
Split complementary#E7B0C6, #E7D1B0
Tetradic#D1B0E7, #E7B5B0, #C7E7B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7F0F3
Darker −10%#89D4DB
Darker −20%#62C5CF
Darker −30%#3BB6C3
Darker −40%#2F929C
More saturated +25%#A3EDF4
Less saturated −25%#BDD7DA

Channel breakdown

R176
G226
B231
Red176 (69%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)53.4%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G E2 · B E7

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