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Recognised as Colour

#B2D5DE

  • #B2D5DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B2D5DE is a cyan with RGB values 178, 213, 222 and HSL 192°, 40%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B2D5DE#B2D5DE
HEX#B2D5DE
RGBrgb(178, 213, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8353, 0.8706
RGB percentages69.8%, 83.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(192.3, 40%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.3, 19.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK19.8%, 4.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,720,158
CSS custom property--colour: #B2D5DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.47:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#4D2A21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED2DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7CCDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A5D9D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.5Powder blue · ΔE 5.4Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.4Light grey · ΔE 12.8Gainsboro · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.53, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBBB2
Analogous#B2DED1, #B2BFDE
Triadic#DEB2D5, #D5DEB2
Split complementary#DEB2BF, #DED1B2
Tetradic#D1B2DE, #DEBBB2, #BFDEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FCFD
Lighter +10%#D6E8ED
Darker −10%#8EC2CF
Darker −20%#6BAEBF
Darker −30%#4A99AD
Darker −40%#3B7989
More saturated +25%#A4DDEC
Less saturated −25%#C0CDD0

Channel breakdown

R178
G213
B222
Red178 (69.8%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue192.27°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G D5 · B DE

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