Colour

#B4D4D6

#B4D4D6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B4D4D6 is a cyan with RGB values 180, 212, 214 and HSL 184°, 29%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B4D4D6#B4D4D6

HEX#B4D4D6

RGBrgb(180, 212, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8314, 0.8392

RGB percentages70.6%, 83.1%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(183.5, 29.3%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.5, 15.9%, 83.9%)

CMYK15.9%, 0.9%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,850,966

CSS custom property--colour: #B4D4D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.33:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#4B2B29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFD1D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9CCD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#AAD7D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.3 Light blue · ΔE 7.1 Light grey · ΔE 11.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.1 Silver · ΔE 12.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6B6B4

Analogous#B4D6C7, #B4C3D6

Triadic#D6B4D4, #D4D6B4

Split complementary#D6B4C3, #D6C7B4

Tetradic#C7B4D6, #D6B6B4, #C3D6B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6FAFA

Lighter +10%#D5E7E8

Darker −10%#93C1C4

Darker −20%#72AEB2

Darker −30%#55989C

Darker −40%#43787B

More saturated +25%#A6E1E5

Less saturated −25%#C3C7C8

Channel breakdown

R180

G212

B214

Red180 (70.6%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue183.53°

Saturation (HSL)29.31%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G D4 · B D6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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