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Recognised as Colour

#B5D6E3

  • #B5D6E3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B5D6E3 is a cyan with RGB values 181, 214, 227 and HSL 197°, 45%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B5D6E3#B5D6E3
HEX#B5D6E3
RGBrgb(181, 214, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.8392, 0.8902
RGB percentages71%, 83.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(197, 45.1%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 20.3%, 89%)
CMYK20.3%, 5.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,917,027
CSS custom property--colour: #B5D6E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.69:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#4A291C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7CEE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#A8DADAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.1Powder blue · ΔE 6.8Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Light grey · ΔE 12.9Gainsboro · ΔE 13.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.14, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3C2B5
Analogous#B5E3D9, #B5BFE3
Triadic#E3B5D6, #D6E3B5
Split complementary#E3B5BF, #E3D9B5
Tetradic#D9B5E3, #E3C2B5, #BFE3B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAEBF1
Darker −10%#90C1D5
Darker −20%#6BADC7
Darker −30%#4698B9
Darker −40%#387A94
More saturated +25%#A8DCF0
Less saturated −25%#C2D0D6

Channel breakdown

R181
G214
B227
Red181 (71%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue196.96°
Saturation (HSL)45.1%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G D6 · B E3

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