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Recognised as Colour

#B6E3EB

  • #B6E3EB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B6E3EB is a cyan with RGB values 182, 227, 235 and HSL 189°, 57%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B6E3EB#B6E3EB
HEX#B6E3EB
RGBrgb(182, 227, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8902, 0.9216
RGB percentages71.4%, 89%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(189.1, 57%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 22.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK22.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,985,899
CSS custom property--colour: #B6E3EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.18:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#491C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDFECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D8EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A6E7E5no 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 text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2Light blue · ΔE 4.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.7Light cyan · ΔE 12Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Gainsboro · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 1.98, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBBEB6
Analogous#B6EBD9, #B6C8EB
Triadic#EBB6E3, #E3EBB6
Split complementary#EBB6C9, #EBD9B6
Tetradic#D9B6EB, #EBBEB6, #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%#8ED4E0
Darker −20%#66C4D5
Darker −30%#3EB5CA
Darker −40%#2E95A7
More saturated +25%#AAEBF7
Less saturated −25%#C2DBDF

Channel breakdown

R182
G227
B235
Red182 (71.4%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue189.06°
Saturation (HSL)56.99%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G E3 · B EB

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