Colour

#B1E4E5

#B1E4E5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B1E4E5 is a cyan with RGB values 177, 228, 229 and HSL 181°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B1E4E5#B1E4E5

HEX#B1E4E5

RGBrgb(177, 228, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.8941, 0.898

RGB percentages69.4%, 89.4%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(181.2, 50%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 22.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK22.7%, 0.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,658,469

CSS custom property--colour: #B1E4E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.1:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#4E1B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDDFE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3D7E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A0E8E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.6 Light blue · ΔE 8.4 Light cyan · ΔE 12.5 Azure · ΔE 16.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.11, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5B2B1

Analogous#B1E5CC, #B1CAE5

Triadic#E5B1E4, #E4E5B1

Split complementary#E5B1CA, #E5CCB1

Tetradic#CCB1E5, #E5B2B1, #CAE5B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#D7F1F2

Darker −10%#8BD7D8

Darker −20%#64CACC

Darker −30%#3FBBBE

Darker −40%#329698

More saturated +25%#A4F1F2

Less saturated −25%#BED8D8

Channel breakdown

R177

G228

B229

Red177 (69.4%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue181.15°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G E4 · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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