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Recognised as Colour

#B4D6C5

  • #B4D6C5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B4D6C5 is a cyan with RGB values 180, 214, 197 and HSL 150°, 29%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B4D6C5#B4D6C5
HEX#B4D6C5
RGBrgb(180, 214, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8392, 0.7725
RGB percentages70.6%, 83.9%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(150, 29.3%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 15.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 7.9%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,851,461
CSS custom property--colour: #B4D6C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.37:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#4B293A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D1C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CECCC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AED6D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.2Light grey · ΔE 15.4Gainsboro · ΔE 16.1Silver · ΔE 16.1Light blue · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6B4C5
Analogous#B4D6B4, #B4D6D6
Triadic#C5B4D6, #D6C5B4
Split complementary#D6B4D6, #D6B4B4
Tetradic#B4B4D6, #D6B4C5, #D6D6B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FAF8
Lighter +10%#D5E8DF
Darker −10%#93C4AC
Darker −20%#72B292
Darker −30%#559C79
Darker −40%#437B5F
More saturated +25%#A6E5C5
Less saturated −25%#C3C8C5

Channel breakdown

R180
G214
B197
Red180 (70.6%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)29.31%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B4 · G D6 · B C5

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