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Recognised as Colour

#B6EDFF

  • #B6EDFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B6EDFF is a cyan with RGB values 182, 237, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B6EDFF#B6EDFF
HEX#B6EDFF
RGBrgb(182, 237, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.9294, 1
RGB percentages71.4%, 92.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(194.8, 100%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.8, 28.6%, 100%)
CMYK28.6%, 7.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,988,479
CSS custom property--colour: #B6EDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.55:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#491200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6E0FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9EF3F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.8Light blue · ΔE 7.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.1Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Light cyan · ΔE 13.6Alice blue · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.82, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC8B6
Analogous#B6FFED, #B6C9FF
Triadic#FFB6ED, #EDFFB6
Split complementary#FFB6C8, #FFEDB6
Tetradic#EDB6FF, #FFC8B6, #C9FFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9FAFF
Darker −10%#83E0FF
Darker −20%#50D4FF
Darker −30%#1DC7FF
Darker −40%#00B0E9
More saturated +25%#B6EDFF
Less saturated −25%#BFE8F6

Channel breakdown

R182
G237
B255
Red182 (71.4%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue194.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G ED · B FF

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