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Recognised as Colour

#B6E0E5

  • #B6E0E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B6E0E5 is a cyan with RGB values 182, 224, 229 and HSL 186°, 47%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B6E0E5#B6E0E5
HEX#B6E0E5
RGBrgb(182, 224, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8784, 0.898
RGB percentages71.4%, 87.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(186.4, 47.5%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 20.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK20.5%, 2.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,985,125
CSS custom property--colour: #B6E0E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#491F1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DCE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D6E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A8E4E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 1.9Light blue · ΔE 5.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 8Light cyan · ΔE 12.2Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4Light grey · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 1.92, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5BBB6
Analogous#B6E5D3, #B6C9E5
Triadic#E5B6E0, #E0E5B6
Split complementary#E5B6C9, #E5D3B6
Tetradic#D3B6E5, #E5BBB6, #C8E5B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCF0F2
Darker −10%#90D0D8
Darker −20%#6BC0CA
Darker −30%#45B0BD
Darker −40%#368E99
More saturated +25%#AAEAF1
Less saturated −25%#C2D6D9

Channel breakdown

R182
G224
B229
Red182 (71.4%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue186.38°
Saturation (HSL)47.47%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G E0 · B E5

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