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Recognised as Colour

#B3DEE1

  • #B3DEE1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B3DEE1 is a cyan with RGB values 179, 222, 225 and HSL 184°, 43%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B3DEE1#B3DEE1
HEX#B3DEE1
RGBrgb(179, 222, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8706, 0.8824
RGB percentages70.2%, 87.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(183.9, 43.4%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 20.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK20.4%, 1.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,788,001
CSS custom property--colour: #B3DEE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.45:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#4C211E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DAE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD3E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A5E1DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.2Light blue · ΔE 6.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.8Light cyan · ΔE 13Light grey · ΔE 14.6Gainsboro · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.16, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1B6B3
Analogous#B3E1CD, #B3C7E1
Triadic#E1B3DE, #DEE1B3
Split complementary#E1B3C7, #E1CDB3
Tetradic#CDB3E1, #E1B6B3, #C7E1B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFE
Lighter +10%#D8EEEF
Darker −10%#8ECED3
Darker −20%#6ABEC4
Darker −30%#47ADB4
Darker −40%#398A8F
More saturated +25%#A6EAEE
Less saturated −25%#C0D2D4

Channel breakdown

R179
G222
B225
Red179 (70.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue183.91°
Saturation (HSL)43.4%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G DE · B E1

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