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Recognised as Colour

#B2CAD2

  • #B2CAD2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B2CAD2 is a cyan with RGB values 178, 202, 210 and HSL 195°, 26%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B2CAD2#B2CAD2
HEX#B2CAD2
RGBrgb(178, 202, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7922, 0.8235
RGB percentages69.8%, 79.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(195, 26.2%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195, 15.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK15.2%, 3.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,717,330
CSS custom property--colour: #B2CAD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#4D352D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C8D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C4D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A9CDCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.7Silver · ΔE 9.5Light steelblue · ΔE 10Powder blue · ΔE 10Light grey · ΔE 10.4Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2BAB2
Analogous#B2D2CA, #B2BAD2
Triadic#D2B2CA, #CAD2B2
Split complementary#D2B2BA, #D2CAB2
Tetradic#CAB2D2, #D2BAB2, #BAD2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F6F8
Lighter +10%#D2E0E5
Darker −10%#92B4BF
Darker −20%#729EAC
Darker −30%#578594
Darker −40%#446874
More saturated +25%#A3D2E1
Less saturated −25%#C1C2C3

Channel breakdown

R178
G202
B210
Red178 (69.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue195°
Saturation (HSL)26.23%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G CA · B D2

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