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Recognised as Colour

#B2DDE1

  • #B2DDE1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B2DDE1 is a cyan with RGB values 178, 221, 225 and HSL 185°, 44%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B2DDE1#B2DDE1
HEX#B2DDE1
RGBrgb(178, 221, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8667, 0.8824
RGB percentages69.8%, 86.7%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(185.1, 43.9%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 20.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK20.9%, 1.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,722,209
CSS custom property--colour: #B2DDE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.32:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#4D221E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6D9E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CED2E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A4E1DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2Light blue · ΔE 5.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.1Light cyan · ΔE 13.3Light grey · ΔE 14.6Gainsboro · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 1.95, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1B6B2
Analogous#B2E1CD, #B2C6E1
Triadic#E1B2DD, #DDE1B2
Split complementary#E1B2C6, #E1CDB2
Tetradic#CDB2E1, #E1B6B2, #C6E1B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDFE
Lighter +10%#D7EDEF
Darker −10%#8DCDD3
Darker −20%#69BDC4
Darker −30%#46ABB4
Darker −40%#38888F
More saturated +25%#A5E8EE
Less saturated −25%#BFD2D4

Channel breakdown

R178
G221
B225
Red178 (69.8%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue185.11°
Saturation (HSL)43.93%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G DD · B E1

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