Colour

#B5EBF4

#B5EBF4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B5EBF4 is a cyan with RGB values 181, 235, 244 and HSL 189°, 74%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B5EBF4#B5EBF4

HEX#B5EBF4

RGBrgb(181, 235, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.9216, 0.9569

RGB percentages71%, 92.2%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(188.6, 74.1%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 25.8%, 95.7%)

CMYK25.8%, 3.7%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,922,420

CSS custom property--colour: #B5EBF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.15:1

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

Contrast with black16.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#4A140B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2E7F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7DEF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A1F0EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 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 text16.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.8 Light blue · ΔE 7.4 Light cyan · ΔE 11.7 Sky blue · ΔE 15.5 Azure · ΔE 16

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.24, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F4BEB5

Analogous#B5F4DE, #B5CCF4

Triadic#F4B5EB, #EBF4B5

Split complementary#F4B5CC, #F4DEB5

Tetradic#DEB5F4, #F4BEB5, #CCF4B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E1F7FB

Darker −10%#89DFED

Darker −20%#5CD3E7

Darker −30%#30C7E0

Darker −40%#1DA9C0

More saturated +25%#AAF3FF

Less saturated −25%#C0E3E9

Channel breakdown

R181

G235

B244

Red181 (71%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue188.57°

Saturation (HSL)74.12%

Lightness83.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G EB · B F4

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