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Recognised as Colour

#B4DCCD

  • #B4DCCD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B4DCCD is a cyan with RGB values 180, 220, 205 and HSL 158°, 36%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B4DCCD#B4DCCD
HEX#B4DCCD
RGBrgb(180, 220, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8627, 0.8039
RGB percentages70.6%, 86.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(157.5, 36.4%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.5, 18.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK18.2%, 0%, 6.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,853,005
CSS custom property--colour: #B4DCCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#4B2332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAD6CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D1CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ABDDD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.5Light blue · ΔE 15.4Light cyan · ΔE 15.9Light grey · ΔE 16.3Honeydew · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCB4C3
Analogous#B4DCB9, #B4D7DC
Triadic#CDB4DC, #DCCDB4
Split complementary#DCB4D7, #DCB9B4
Tetradic#B9B4DC, #DCB4C3, #D7DCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFCFB
Lighter +10%#D7ECE4
Darker −10%#91CCB6
Darker −20%#6EBC9F
Darker −30%#4FA887
Darker −40%#3E866B
More saturated +25%#A6EAD0
Less saturated −25%#C2CECA

Channel breakdown

R180
G220
B205
Red180 (70.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue157.5°
Saturation (HSL)36.36%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B4 · G DC · B CD

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