Colour

#B7DCE2

#B7DCE2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B7DCE2 is a cyan with RGB values 183, 220, 226 and HSL 188°, 43%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B7DCE2#B7DCE2

HEX#B7DCE2

RGBrgb(183, 220, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.8627, 0.8863

RGB percentages71.8%, 86.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(188.4, 42.6%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 19%, 88.6%)

CMYK19%, 2.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,049,634

CSS custom property--colour: #B7DCE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.35:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#48231D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6D9E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CED3E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#AADFDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.5 Light blue · ΔE 4.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 10 Light grey · ΔE 12.9 Light cyan · ΔE 13 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.53, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2BDB7

Analogous#B7E2D2, #B7C7E2

Triadic#E2B7DC, #DCE2B7

Split complementary#E2B7C7, #E2D3B7

Tetradic#D2B7E2, #E2BDB7, #C7E2B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DBEEF1

Darker −10%#93CAD3

Darker −20%#6EB9C5

Darker −30%#4AA7B6

Darker −40%#3B8692

More saturated +25%#AAE5EF

Less saturated −25%#C4D3D5

Channel breakdown

R183

G220

B226

Red183 (71.8%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue188.37°

Saturation (HSL)42.57%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G DC · B E2

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