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Recognised as Colour

#B4DFDD

  • #B4DFDD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B4DFDD is a cyan with RGB values 180, 223, 221 and HSL 177°, 40%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B4DFDD#B4DFDD
HEX#B4DFDD
RGBrgb(180, 223, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.8745, 0.8667
RGB percentages70.6%, 87.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(177.2, 40.2%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.2, 19.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK19.3%, 0%, 0.9%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,853,789
CSS custom property--colour: #B4DFDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#4B2022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D4DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A7E2DEno 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 text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.3Light blue · ΔE 8.8Light cyan · ΔE 12.8Light grey · ΔE 14.8Gainsboro · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.38, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFB4B6
Analogous#B4DFC8, #B4CCDF
Triadic#DDB4DF, #DFDDB4
Split complementary#DFB4CC, #DFC8B4
Tetradic#C7B4DF, #DFB4B6, #CCDFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFEFD
Lighter +10%#D8EEED
Darker −10%#90D0CD
Darker −20%#6DC0BD
Darker −30%#4BAFAB
Darker −40%#3C8B88
More saturated +25%#A7ECE9
Less saturated −25%#C1D2D1

Channel breakdown

R180
G223
B221
Red180 (70.6%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue177.21°
Saturation (HSL)40.19%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B4 · G DF · B DD

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