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Colour

#B2D9EC

  • #B2D9EC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B2D9EC is a cyan with RGB values 178, 217, 236 and HSL 200°, 60%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B2D9EC#B2D9EC
HEX#B2D9EC
RGBrgb(178, 217, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.851, 0.9255
RGB percentages69.8%, 85.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(199.7, 60.4%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 24.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK24.6%, 8.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,721,196
CSS custom property--colour: #B2D9EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#4D2613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD7EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D0ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A1DFDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.2Powder blue · ΔE 7.9Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7Sky blue · ΔE 11.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.2Lavender · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.16, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC5B2
Analogous#B2ECE2, #B2BCEC
Triadic#ECB2D9, #D9ECB2
Split complementary#ECB2BC, #ECE2B2
Tetradic#E2B2EC, #ECC5B2, #BCECB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBEDF6
Darker −10%#89C5E2
Darker −20%#60B1D8
Darker −30%#379CCE
Darker −40%#2A7FA8
More saturated +25%#A6DDF8
Less saturated −25%#BED5E0

Channel breakdown

R178
G217
B236
Red178 (69.8%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue199.66°
Saturation (HSL)60.42%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G D9 · B EC

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