Recognised as Colour

#B3E4E5

#B3E4E5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B3E4E5 is a cyan with RGB values 179, 228, 229 and HSL 181°, 49%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#B3E4E5

RGBrgb(179, 228, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8941, 0.898

RGB percentages70.2%, 89.4%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(181.2, 49%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 21.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK21.8%, 0.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,789,541

CSS custom property--colour: #B3E4E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.15:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#4C1B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDDFE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3D8E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A3E7E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.1 Light blue · ΔE 8.2 Light cyan · ΔE 12.1 Azure · ΔE 16.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.97, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E5B4B3

Analogous#B3E5CD, #B3CBE5

Triadic#E5B3E4, #E4E5B3

Split complementary#E5B3CB, #E5CDB3

Tetradic#CDB3E5, #E5B4B3, #CBE5B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D9F2F2

Darker −10%#8DD6D8

Darker −20%#67C9CB

Darker −30%#41BBBE

Darker −40%#349698

More saturated +25%#A6F0F2

Less saturated −25%#C0D8D8

Channel breakdown

R179

G228

B229

Red179 (70.2%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue181.2°

Saturation (HSL)49.02%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G E4 · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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