Colour

#B4EBF3

#B4EBF3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B4EBF3 is a cyan with RGB values 180, 235, 243 and HSL 188°, 72%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B4EBF3#B4EBF3

HEX#B4EBF3

RGBrgb(180, 235, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.9216, 0.9529

RGB percentages70.6%, 92.2%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(187.6, 72.4%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 25.9%, 95.3%)

CMYK25.9%, 3.3%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,856,883

CSS custom property--colour: #B4EBF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.12:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#4B140C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2E6F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7DEF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9FF0EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.1 Light blue · ΔE 7.8 Light cyan · ΔE 11.7 Sky blue · ΔE 15.7 Azure · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.15, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F3BCB4

Analogous#B4F3DB, #B4CCF3

Triadic#F3B4EB, #EBF3B4

Split complementary#F3B4CC, #F3DBB4

Tetradic#DBB4F3, #F3BCB4, #CCF3B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0F7FA

Darker −10%#88DFEC

Darker −20%#5CD4E5

Darker −30%#30C8DE

Darker −40%#1EA9BD

More saturated +25%#A9F3FE

Less saturated −25%#BFE3E8

Channel breakdown

R180

G235

B243

Red180 (70.6%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue187.62°

Saturation (HSL)72.41%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G EB · B F3

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