Colour

#B1DCD1

#B1DCD1
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B1DCD1 is a cyan with RGB values 177, 220, 209 and HSL 165°, 38%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B1DCD1#B1DCD1

HEX#B1DCD1

RGBrgb(177, 220, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8627, 0.8196

RGB percentages69.4%, 86.3%, 82%

HSLhsl(164.7, 38.1%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.7, 19.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK19.5%, 0%, 5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,656,401

CSS custom property--colour: #B1DCD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#4E232E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8D7D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0D1D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A6DDD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.7 Light blue · ΔE 13.4 Light cyan · ΔE 15.3 Light grey · ΔE 16.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 16.5

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCB1BC

Analogous#B1DCBB, #B1D2DC

Triadic#D1B1DC, #DCD1B1

Split complementary#DCB1D2, #DCBBB1

Tetradic#BBB1DC, #DCB1BC, #D2DCB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7FCFB

Lighter +10%#D4ECE6

Darker −10%#8ECCBC

Darker −20%#6BBCA7

Darker −30%#4CA891

Darker −40%#3C8572

More saturated +25%#A3EAD8

Less saturated −25%#BFCECA

Channel breakdown

R177

G220

B209

Red177 (69.4%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue164.65°

Saturation (HSL)38.05%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B1 · G DC · B D1

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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