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Recognised as Colour

#B2DFEB

  • #B2DFEB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B2DFEB is a cyan with RGB values 178, 223, 235 and HSL 193°, 59%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B2DFEB#B2DFEB
HEX#B2DFEB
RGBrgb(178, 223, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8745, 0.9216
RGB percentages69.8%, 87.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(192.6, 58.8%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.6, 24.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK24.3%, 5.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,722,731
CSS custom property--colour: #B2DFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.65:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#4D2014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DCECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD4EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A0E4E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 2.7Powder blue · ΔE 3.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.7Sky blue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Light cyan · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 2.65, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBBEB2
Analogous#B2EBDB, #B2C3EB
Triadic#EBB2DF, #DFEBB2
Split complementary#EBB2C2, #EBDBB2
Tetradic#DBB2EB, #EBBEB2, #C3EBB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAF0F6
Darker −10%#8ACEE0
Darker −20%#61BDD6
Darker −30%#39ADCB
Darker −40%#2B8CA6
More saturated +25%#A6E6F7
Less saturated −25%#BED8DF

Channel breakdown

R178
G223
B235
Red178 (69.8%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue192.63°
Saturation (HSL)58.76%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G DF · B EB

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