Recognised as Colour

#B2EAF0

#B2EAF0
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B2EAF0 is a cyan with RGB values 178, 234, 240 and HSL 186°, 67%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B2EAF0#B2EAF0

HEX#B2EAF0

RGBrgb(178, 234, 240)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.9176, 0.9412

RGB percentages69.8%, 91.8%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(185.8, 67.4%, 82%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 25.8%, 94.1%)

CMYK25.8%, 2.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,725,552

CSS custom property--colour: #B2EAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.92:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#4D150F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1E5F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6DCF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9EEFECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.1 Light blue · ΔE 8.2 Light cyan · ΔE 12 Sky blue · ΔE 16.1 Azure · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.88, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F0B8B2

Analogous#B2F0D7, #B2CBF0

Triadic#F0B2EA, #EAF0B2

Split complementary#F0B2CB, #F0D7B2

Tetradic#D7B2F0, #F0B8B2, #CBF0B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DDF6F8

Darker −10%#87DEE8

Darker −20%#5DD3DF

Darker −30%#32C7D7

Darker −40%#23A5B3

More saturated +25%#A6F3FC

Less saturated −25%#BDE1E4

Channel breakdown

R178

G234

B240

Red178 (69.8%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue185.81°

Saturation (HSL)67.39%

Lightness81.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G EA · B F0

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