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Recognised as Colour

#B6DDE3

  • #B6DDE3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B6DDE3 is a cyan with RGB values 182, 221, 227 and HSL 188°, 45%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B6DDE3#B6DDE3
HEX#B6DDE3
RGBrgb(182, 221, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8667, 0.8902
RGB percentages71.4%, 86.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(188, 44.6%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188, 19.8%, 89%)
CMYK19.8%, 2.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,984,355
CSS custom property--colour: #B6DDE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67204WCAG 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 14.44:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#49221C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DAE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#CED3E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A9E1DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.9Light blue · ΔE 4.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.4Light cyan · ΔE 12.9Light grey · ΔE 13.5Gainsboro · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.86, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3BCB6
Analogous#B6E3D3, #B6C7E3
Triadic#E3B6DD, #DDE3B6
Split complementary#E3B6C7, #E3D3B6
Tetradic#D3B6E3, #E3BCB6, #C7E3B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBEEF1
Darker −10%#91CCD5
Darker −20%#6CBBC7
Darker −30%#47A9B9
Darker −40%#398894
More saturated +25%#A9E6F0
Less saturated −25%#C3D4D6

Channel breakdown

R182
G221
B227
Red182 (71.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue188°
Saturation (HSL)44.55%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G DD · B E3

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