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Recognised as Colour

#B3D2DC

  • #B3D2DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B3D2DC is a cyan with RGB values 179, 210, 220 and HSL 195°, 37%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B3D2DC#B3D2DC
HEX#B3D2DC
RGBrgb(179, 210, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8235, 0.8627
RGB percentages70.2%, 82.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(194.6, 36.9%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 18.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK18.6%, 4.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,784,924
CSS custom property--colour: #B3D2DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#4C2D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD0DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5CADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#A7D6D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.4Powder blue · ΔE 7.1Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Light grey · ΔE 11.9Silver · ΔE 12.6Gainsboro · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.4, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBDB3
Analogous#B3DCD2, #B3BEDC
Triadic#DCB3D2, #D2DCB3
Split complementary#DCB3BD, #DCD2B3
Tetradic#D2B3DC, #DCBDB3, #BEDCB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FBFC
Lighter +10%#D6E7EC
Darker −10%#90BDCC
Darker −20%#6DA9BC
Darker −30%#4E92A8
Darker −40%#3D7486
More saturated +25%#A5D9EA
Less saturated −25%#C1CBCE

Channel breakdown

R179
G210
B220
Red179 (70.2%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue194.63°
Saturation (HSL)36.94%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G D2 · B DC

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