Colour

#B1E5E8

#B1E5E8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B1E5E8 is a cyan with RGB values 177, 229, 232 and HSL 183°, 54%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B1E5E8#B1E5E8

HEX#B1E5E8

RGBrgb(177, 229, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.898, 0.9098

RGB percentages69.4%, 89.8%, 91%

HSLhsl(183.3, 54.5%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 23.7%, 91%)

CMYK23.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,658,728

CSS custom property--colour: #B1E5E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.24:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#4E1A17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDE0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3D8E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9FE9E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.5 Light blue · ΔE 7.8 Light cyan · ΔE 12.4 Azure · ΔE 16.6 Sky blue · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.56, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8B4B1

Analogous#B1E8CF, #B1CAE8

Triadic#E8B1E5, #E5E8B1

Split complementary#E8B1CA, #E8CFB1

Tetradic#CFB1E8, #E8B4B1, #CAE8B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D8F2F4

Darker −10%#8AD8DC

Darker −20%#62CBD1

Darker −30%#3BBEC5

Darker −40%#2F989E

More saturated +25%#A4F0F5

Less saturated −25%#BEDADB

Channel breakdown

R177

G229

B232

Red177 (69.4%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue183.27°

Saturation (HSL)54.46%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G E5 · B E8

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