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Colour

#B3DFDC

  • #B3DFDC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B3DFDC is a cyan with RGB values 179, 223, 220 and HSL 176°, 41%, 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

#B3DFDC#B3DFDC
HEX#B3DFDC
RGBrgb(179, 223, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8745, 0.8627
RGB percentages70.2%, 87.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(175.9, 40.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.9, 19.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK19.7%, 0%, 1.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,788,252
CSS custom property--colour: #B3DFDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67526WCAG 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 14.51:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#4C2023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D4DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A6E2DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 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 text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.2Light blue · ΔE 9.3Light cyan · ΔE 13Light grey · ΔE 15.2Gainsboro · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.83, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFB3B6
Analogous#B3DFC6, #B3CCDF
Triadic#DCB3DF, #DFDCB3
Split complementary#DFB3CC, #DFC6B3
Tetradic#C6B3DF, #DFB3B6, #CCDFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDFD
Lighter +10%#D7EEED
Darker −10%#8FD0CB
Darker −20%#6BC1BB
Darker −30%#4AAFA8
Darker −40%#3B8B86
More saturated +25%#A6EDE8
Less saturated −25%#C1D2D0

Channel breakdown

R179
G223
B220
Red179 (70.2%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue175.91°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G DF · B DC

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