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Recognised as Colour

#B6E2EB

  • #B6E2EB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B6E2EB is a cyan with RGB values 182, 226, 235 and HSL 190°, 57%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B6E2EB#B6E2EB
HEX#B6E2EB
RGBrgb(182, 226, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8863, 0.9216
RGB percentages71.4%, 88.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(190.2, 57%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 22.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK22.6%, 3.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,985,643
CSS custom property--colour: #B6E2EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.07:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#491D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADEECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D7EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A6E6E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.4Light blue · ΔE 4.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.4Light cyan · ΔE 12.3Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Gainsboro · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.37, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBBFB6
Analogous#B6EBDA, #B6C7EB
Triadic#EBB6E2, #E2EBB6
Split complementary#EBB6C7, #EBDAB6
Tetradic#DAB6EB, #EBBFB6, #C8EBB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEF2F6
Darker −10%#8ED2E0
Darker −20%#66C2D5
Darker −30%#3EB2CA
Darker −40%#2E93A7
More saturated +25%#AAEAF7
Less saturated −25%#C2DADF

Channel breakdown

R182
G226
B235
Red182 (71.4%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue190.19°
Saturation (HSL)56.99%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G E2 · B EB

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