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Recognised as Colour

#B2EAFE

  • #B2EAFE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B2EAFE is a cyan with RGB values 178, 234, 254 and HSL 196°, 97%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B2EAFE#B2EAFE
HEX#B2EAFE
RGBrgb(178, 234, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.9176, 0.9961
RGB percentages69.8%, 91.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(195.8, 97.4%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.8, 29.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK29.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,725,566
CSS custom property--colour: #B2EAFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.09:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#4D1501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2DDFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#99F1F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.4Powder blue · ΔE 8.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.1Sky blue · ΔE 12.1Light cyan · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEC6B2
Analogous#B2FEEC, #B2C4FE
Triadic#FEB2EA, #EAFEB2
Split complementary#FEB2C4, #FEECB2
Tetradic#ECB2FE, #FEC6B2, #C4FEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4F8FF
Darker −10%#80DCFD
Darker −20%#4DCFFD
Darker −30%#1BC1FC
Darker −40%#03A7E1
More saturated +25%#B1EAFF
Less saturated −25%#BCE5F4

Channel breakdown

R178
G234
B254
Red178 (69.8%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue195.79°
Saturation (HSL)97.44%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G EA · B FE

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