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Recognised as Colour

#B1D8CE

  • #B1D8CE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B1D8CE is a cyan with RGB values 177, 216, 206 and HSL 165°, 33%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B1D8CE#B1D8CE
HEX#B1D8CE
RGBrgb(177, 216, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8471, 0.8078
RGB percentages69.4%, 84.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(164.6, 33.3%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.6, 18.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK18.1%, 0%, 4.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,655,374
CSS custom property--colour: #B1D8CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.58:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#4E2731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D3CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCECFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A7D9D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.9Light blue · ΔE 12.8Light grey · ΔE 14.8Gainsboro · ΔE 15.4Light cyan · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B1BB
Analogous#B1D8BB, #B1CED8
Triadic#CEB1D8, #D8CEB1
Split complementary#D8B1CF, #D8BBB1
Tetradic#BBB1D8, #D8B1BB, #CED8B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FAF9
Lighter +10%#D3E9E3
Darker −10%#8FC7B9
Darker −20%#6DB6A3
Darker −30%#50A08B
Darker −40%#3F7E6E
More saturated +25%#A2E7D5
Less saturated −25%#C0C9C7

Channel breakdown

R177
G216
B206
Red177 (69.4%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue164.62°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B1 · G D8 · B CE

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