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Recognised as Colour

#B7DCE7

  • #B7DCE7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B7DCE7 is a cyan with RGB values 183, 220, 231 and HSL 194°, 50%, 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

#B7DCE7#B7DCE7
HEX#B7DCE7
RGBrgb(183, 220, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.8627, 0.9059
RGB percentages71.8%, 86.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(193.8, 50%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 20.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK20.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,049,639
CSS custom property--colour: #B7DCE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.4:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#482318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4D9E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD3E7no 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 9 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 text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 2.9Powder blue · ΔE 4.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.3Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5Light grey · ΔE 13.6Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 2.92, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7C2B7
Analogous#B7E7DA, #B7C4E7
Triadic#E7B7DC, #DCE7B7
Split complementary#E7B7C4, #E7DAB7
Tetradic#DAB7E7, #E7C2B7, #C4E7B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDEFF4
Darker −10%#91C9DA
Darker −20%#6AB7CE
Darker −30%#44A4C1
Darker −40%#35859E
More saturated +25%#ABE3F3
Less saturated −25%#C3D5DB

Channel breakdown

R183
G220
B231
Red183 (71.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue193.75°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G DC · B E7

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