Recognised as Colour
#B2EDFF
- #B2EDFF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Powder blue
#B2EDFF is a cyan with RGB values 178, 237, 255 and HSL 194°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.
Colour values
#B2EDFF#B2EDFF
HEX#B2EDFF
RGBrgb(178, 237, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.9294, 1
RGB percentages69.8%, 92.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(194, 100%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 30.2%, 100%)
CMYK30.2%, 7.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,726,335
CSS custom property--colour: #B2EDFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.45:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#4D1200
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FFC4B2
Analogous#B2FFEB, #B2C7FF
Triadic#FFB2ED, #EDFFB2
Split complementary#FFB2C7, #FFEBB2
Tetradic#EBB2FF, #FFC4B2, #C7FFB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G237
B255
Red178 (69.8%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue194.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G ED · B FF
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