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Colour

#B6D3DE

  • #B6D3DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B6D3DE is a cyan with RGB values 182, 211, 222 and HSL 197°, 38%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B6D3DE#B6D3DE
HEX#B6D3DE
RGBrgb(182, 211, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8275, 0.8706
RGB percentages71.4%, 82.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(196.5, 37.7%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.5, 18%, 87.1%)
CMYK18%, 5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,981,790
CSS custom property--colour: #B6D3DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.36:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#492C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD1DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CCDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ABD7D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.7Powder blue · ΔE 7.6Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Light grey · ΔE 11.5Gainsboro · ΔE 12.4Silver · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.66, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC1B6
Analogous#B6DED5, #B6BFDE
Triadic#DEB6D3, #D3DEB6
Split complementary#DEB6BF, #DED5B6
Tetradic#D5B6DE, #DEC1B6, #BFDEB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFE
Lighter +10%#D9E8EE
Darker −10%#93BECE
Darker −20%#70A9BE
Darker −30%#4E93AD
Darker −40%#3E758A
More saturated +25%#A9D9EB
Less saturated −25%#C3CDD1

Channel breakdown

R182
G211
B222
Red182 (71.4%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue196.5°
Saturation (HSL)37.74%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G D3 · B DE

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