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Colour

#B6EBFF

  • #B6EBFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B6EBFF is a cyan with RGB values 182, 235, 255 and HSL 196°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B6EBFF#B6EBFF
HEX#B6EBFF
RGBrgb(182, 235, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.9216, 1
RGB percentages71.4%, 92.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(196.4, 100%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 28.6%, 100%)
CMYK28.6%, 7.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,987,967
CSS custom property--colour: #B6EBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.32:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#491400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFE8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4DFFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9FF2F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.4Powder blue · ΔE 8.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4Sky blue · ΔE 12.8Light cyan · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCAB6
Analogous#B6FFEF, #B6C7FF
Triadic#FFB6EB, #EBFFB6
Split complementary#FFB6C7, #FFEFB6
Tetradic#EFB6FF, #FFCAB6, #C7FFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9F9FF
Darker −10%#83DDFF
Darker −20%#50CFFF
Darker −30%#1DC1FF
Darker −40%#00A9E9
More saturated +25%#B6EBFF
Less saturated −25%#BFE7F6

Channel breakdown

R182
G235
B255
Red182 (71.4%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue196.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G EB · B FF

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