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Recognised as Colour

#B7CDD5

  • #B7CDD5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B7CDD5 is a cyan with RGB values 183, 205, 213 and HSL 196°, 26%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B7CDD5#B7CDD5
HEX#B7CDD5
RGBrgb(183, 205, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.8039, 0.8353
RGB percentages71.8%, 80.4%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(196, 26.3%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196, 14.1%, 83.5%)
CMYK14.1%, 3.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,045,781
CSS custom property--colour: #B7CDD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.71:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#48322A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CBD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C8D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD0CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.7Silver · ΔE 9.3Light grey · ΔE 9.4Powder blue · ΔE 9.9Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Gainsboro · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.69, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5BFB7
Analogous#B7D5CE, #B7BED5
Triadic#D5B7CD, #CDD5B7
Split complementary#D5B7BE, #D5CEB7
Tetradic#CEB7D5, #D5BFB7, #BED5B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FAFB
Lighter +10%#D7E3E8
Darker −10%#97B7C2
Darker −20%#77A0AF
Darker −30%#5A8899
Darker −40%#476C79
More saturated +25%#A9D4E3
Less saturated −25%#C5C6C7

Channel breakdown

R183
G205
B213
Red183 (71.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue196°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G CD · B D5

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