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Recognised as Colour

#B8CFDA

  • #B8CFDA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B8CFDA is a cyan with RGB values 184, 207, 218 and HSL 199°, 31%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B8CFDA#B8CFDA
HEX#B8CFDA
RGBrgb(184, 207, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8118, 0.8549
RGB percentages72.2%, 81.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(199.4, 31.5%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 15.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK15.6%, 5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,111,834
CSS custom property--colour: #B8CFDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#473025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CEDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C9DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD2D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.7Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9Powder blue · ΔE 9.7Light grey · ΔE 10.1Silver · ΔE 10.5Gainsboro · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC3B8
Analogous#B8DAD4, #B8BEDA
Triadic#DAB8CF, #CFDAB8
Split complementary#DAB8BE, #DAD4B8
Tetradic#D4B8DA, #DAC3B8, #BEDAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFD
Lighter +10%#DAE6EB
Darker −10%#96B8C9
Darker −20%#75A2B7
Darker −30%#558AA4
Darker −40%#446E82
More saturated +25%#ABD4E8
Less saturated −25%#C6CACD

Channel breakdown

R184
G207
B218
Red184 (72.2%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue199.41°
Saturation (HSL)31.48%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G CF · B DA

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