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Recognised as Colour

#B6E4ED

  • #B6E4ED
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B6E4ED is a cyan with RGB values 182, 228, 237 and HSL 190°, 60%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B6E4ED#B6E4ED
HEX#B6E4ED
RGBrgb(182, 228, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.8941, 0.9294
RGB percentages71.4%, 89.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(189.8, 60.4%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 23.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK23.2%, 3.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,986,157
CSS custom property--colour: #B6E4ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.31:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#491B12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE0EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D9EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A5E8E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.4Light blue · ΔE 4.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.7Light cyan · ΔE 12.1Sky blue · ΔE 14.9Azure · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.4, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDBFB6
Analogous#B6EDDA, #B6C9ED
Triadic#EDB6E4, #E4EDB6
Split complementary#EDB6C9, #EDDBB6
Tetradic#DAB6ED, #EDBFB6, #C8EDB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFF3F7
Darker −10%#8DD5E3
Darker −20%#64C6D9
Darker −30%#3BB7CF
Darker −40%#2B97AC
More saturated +25%#ABECF8
Less saturated −25%#C1DCE2

Channel breakdown

R182
G228
B237
Red182 (71.4%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue189.82°
Saturation (HSL)60.44%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G E4 · B ED

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