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Recognised as Colour

#B6E0EC

  • #B6E0EC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B6E0EC is a cyan with RGB values 182, 224, 236 and HSL 193°, 59%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B6E0EC#B6E0EC
HEX#B6E0EC
RGBrgb(182, 224, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8784, 0.9255
RGB percentages71.4%, 87.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(193.3, 58.7%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 22.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK22.9%, 5.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,985,132
CSS custom property--colour: #B6E0EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.86:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#491F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DDEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD6ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#A6E5E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.1Powder blue · ΔE 3.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.1Light cyan · ΔE 13.2Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.06, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC2B6
Analogous#B6ECDD, #B6C5EC
Triadic#ECB6E0, #E0ECB6
Split complementary#ECB6C5, #ECDDB6
Tetradic#DDB6EC, #ECC2B6, #C5ECB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEF1F7
Darker −10%#8ECFE1
Darker −20%#65BED7
Darker −30%#3DACCC
Darker −40%#2C8EAA
More saturated +25%#ABE6F8
Less saturated −25%#C2DAE1

Channel breakdown

R182
G224
B236
Red182 (71.4%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue193.33°
Saturation (HSL)58.7%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G E0 · B EC

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