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Colour

#B3CBCF

  • #B3CBCF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B3CBCF is a cyan with RGB values 179, 203, 207 and HSL 189°, 23%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B3CBCF#B3CBCF
HEX#B3CBCF
RGBrgb(179, 203, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7961, 0.8118
RGB percentages70.2%, 79.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(188.6, 22.6%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 13.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK13.5%, 1.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,783,119
CSS custom property--colour: #B3CBCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#4C3430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C9CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C5CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ABCDCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.5Silver · ΔE 9Powder blue · ΔE 9.7Light grey · ΔE 9.7Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB7B3
Analogous#B3CFC5, #B3BDCF
Triadic#CFB3CB, #CBCFB3
Split complementary#CFB3BD, #CFC5B3
Tetradic#C5B3CF, #CFB7B3, #BDCFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F6F6
Lighter +10%#D2E0E3
Darker −10%#94B6BB
Darker −20%#74A0A8
Darker −30%#5A878F
Darker −40%#466A70
More saturated +25%#A3D6DF
Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R179
G203
B207
Red179 (70.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)22.58%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G CB · B CF

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