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Recognised as Colour

#B4CDD3

  • #B4CDD3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B4CDD3 is a cyan with RGB values 180, 205, 211 and HSL 192°, 26%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B4CDD3#B4CDD3
HEX#B4CDD3
RGBrgb(180, 205, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8039, 0.8275
RGB percentages70.6%, 80.4%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(191.6, 26.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.6, 14.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK14.7%, 2.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,849,171
CSS custom property--colour: #B4CDD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.61:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#4B322C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CBD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C7D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ABD0CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.1Silver · ΔE 9.7Light grey · ΔE 9.9Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3BAB4
Analogous#B4D3C9, #B4BED3
Triadic#D3B4CD, #CDD3B4
Split complementary#D3B4BE, #D3C9B4
Tetradic#C9B4D3, #D3BAB4, #BED3B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F8F9
Lighter +10%#D4E2E6
Darker −10%#94B8C0
Darker −20%#74A2AD
Darker −30%#588A96
Darker −40%#456C76
More saturated +25%#A5D6E2
Less saturated −25%#C3C4C4

Channel breakdown

R180
G205
B211
Red180 (70.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue191.61°
Saturation (HSL)26.05%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G CD · B D3

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