Colour

#B7DBD8

#B7DBD8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B7DBD8 is a cyan with RGB values 183, 219, 216 and HSL 175°, 33%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B7DBD8#B7DBD8

HEX#B7DBD8

RGBrgb(183, 219, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.8588, 0.8471

RGB percentages71.8%, 85.9%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(175, 33.3%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175, 16.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK16.4%, 0%, 1.4%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,049,368

CSS custom property--colour: #B7DBD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#482427

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7D7D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFD2D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#ADDDDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.9 Light blue · ΔE 9.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.8 Light grey · ΔE 12.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 13 Light cyan · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DBB7BA

Analogous#B7DBC6, #B7CCDB

Triadic#D8B7DB, #DBD8B7

Split complementary#DBB7CC, #DBC6B7

Tetradic#C6B7DB, #DBB7BA, #CCDBB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFDFD

Lighter +10%#D9ECEA

Darker −10%#95CAC6

Darker −20%#73B9B3

Darker −30%#53A69F

Darker −40%#42847E

More saturated +25%#AAE9E3

Less saturated −25%#C5CECD

Channel breakdown

R183

G219

B216

Red183 (71.8%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue175°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B7 · G DB · B D8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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