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Recognised as Colour

#B7DCE6

  • #B7DCE6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B7DCE6 is a cyan with RGB values 183, 220, 230 and HSL 193°, 48%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B7DCE6#B7DCE6
HEX#B7DCE6
RGBrgb(183, 220, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.8627, 0.902
RGB percentages71.8%, 86.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(192.8, 48.5%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.8, 20.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK20.4%, 4.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,049,638
CSS custom property--colour: #B7DCE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#482319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D9E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD3E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A9E0DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 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 text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.2Powder blue · ΔE 4.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Light grey · ΔE 13.4Gainsboro · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.2, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6C1B7
Analogous#B7E6D8, #B7C5E6
Triadic#E6B7DC, #DCE6B7
Split complementary#E6B7C5, #E6D9B7
Tetradic#D8B7E6, #E6C1B7, #C5E6B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDEEF3
Darker −10%#91CAD9
Darker −20%#6BB7CC
Darker −30%#45A5BF
Darker −40%#36869B
More saturated +25%#ABE3F2
Less saturated −25%#C3D5DA

Channel breakdown

R183
G220
B230
Red183 (71.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue192.77°
Saturation (HSL)48.45%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G DC · B E6

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