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Recognised as Colour

#B3D4CA

  • #B3D4CA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B3D4CA is a cyan with RGB values 179, 212, 202 and HSL 162°, 28%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B3D4CA#B3D4CA
HEX#B3D4CA
RGBrgb(179, 212, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8314, 0.7922
RGB percentages70.2%, 83.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(161.8, 27.7%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.8, 15.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK15.6%, 0%, 4.7%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,785,418
CSS custom property--colour: #B3D4CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#4C2B35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D0CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCBCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#ABD5D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 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 text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.8Light blue · ΔE 13Light grey · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 13.8Gainsboro · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4B3BD
Analogous#B3D4B9, #B3CED4
Triadic#CAB3D4, #D4CAB3
Split complementary#D4B3CE, #D4B9B3
Tetradic#B9B3D4, #D4B3BD, #CED4B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F9F7
Lighter +10%#D4E6E1
Darker −10%#92C2B3
Darker −20%#72AF9D
Darker −30%#569884
Darker −40%#447768
More saturated +25%#A4E3D0
Less saturated −25%#C2C5C4

Channel breakdown

R179
G212
B202
Red179 (70.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue161.82°
Saturation (HSL)27.73%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G D4 · B CA

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