Colour

#B2E4EF

#B2E4EF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B2E4EF is a cyan with RGB values 178, 228, 239 and HSL 191°, 66%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B2E4EF#B2E4EF

HEX#B2E4EF

RGBrgb(178, 228, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.8941, 0.9373

RGB percentages69.8%, 89.4%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(190.8, 65.6%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.8, 25.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK25.5%, 4.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,724,015

CSS custom property--colour: #B2E4EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.24:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#4D1B10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBE0F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1D8EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9FE9E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3 Light blue · ΔE 4.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.8 Light cyan · ΔE 13.1 Sky blue · ΔE 13.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 16

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.01, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EFBDB2

Analogous#B2EFDB, #B2C6EF

Triadic#EFB2E4, #E4EFB2

Split complementary#EFB2C6, #EFDBB2

Tetradic#DBB2EF, #EFBDB2, #C6EFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DCF3F8

Darker −10%#88D5E6

Darker −20%#5EC6DD

Darker −30%#33B8D5

Darker −40%#2597B0

More saturated +25%#A6EBFB

Less saturated −25%#BEDDE3

Channel breakdown

R178

G228

B239

Red178 (69.8%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue190.82°

Saturation (HSL)65.59%

Lightness81.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G E4 · B EF

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