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Recognised as Colour

#B2D5D5

  • #B2D5D5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B2D5D5 is a cyan with RGB values 178, 213, 213 and HSL 180°, 29%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B2D5D5#B2D5D5
HEX#B2D5D5
RGBrgb(178, 213, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8353, 0.8353
RGB percentages69.8%, 83.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(180, 29.4%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 16.4%, 83.5%)
CMYK16.4%, 0%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,720,149
CSS custom property--colour: #B2D5D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.37:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#4D2A2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D1D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CCD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A7D7D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.9Light blue · ΔE 7.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.2Light grey · ΔE 12.2Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.91, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5B2B2
Analogous#B2D5C3, #B2C3D5
Triadic#D5B2D5, #D5D5B2
Split complementary#D5B2C3, #D5C3B2
Tetradic#C3B2D5, #D5B2B2, #C3D5B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F9F9
Lighter +10%#D3E7E7
Darker −10%#91C3C3
Darker −20%#70B1B1
Darker −30%#549A9A
Darker −40%#427979
More saturated +25%#A3E4E4
Less saturated −25%#C1C6C6

Channel breakdown

R178
G213
B213
Red178 (69.8%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR B2 · G D5 · B D5

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