Colour
#B1D3C8
- #B1D3C8
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Powder blue
#B1D3C8 is a cyan with RGB values 177, 211, 200 and HSL 161°, 28%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.
Colour values
#B1D3C8#B1D3C8
HEX#B1D3C8
RGBrgb(177, 211, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8275, 0.7843
RGB percentages69.4%, 82.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(160.6, 27.9%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.6, 16.1%, 82.7%)
CMYK16.1%, 0%, 5.2%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,654,088
CSS custom property--colour: #B1D3C8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#4E2C37
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3B1BC
Analogous#B1D3B7, #B1CDD3
Triadic#C8B1D3, #D3C8B1
Split complementary#D3B1CD, #D3B7B1
Tetradic#B7B1D3, #D3B1BC, #CDD3B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G211
B200
Red177 (69.4%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue160.59°
Saturation (HSL)27.87%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B1 · G D3 · B C8
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