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Recognised as Colour

#B8D4CD

  • #B8D4CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B8D4CD is a cyan with RGB values 184, 212, 205 and HSL 165°, 25%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B8D4CD#B8D4CD
HEX#B8D4CD
RGBrgb(184, 212, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8314, 0.8039
RGB percentages72.2%, 83.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(165, 24.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 13.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK13.2%, 0%, 3.3%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,113,101
CSS custom property--colour: #B8D4CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.34:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#472B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCCCCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B1D5D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.6Light grey · ΔE 10.8Gainsboro · ΔE 11.8Silver · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 11.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4B8BF
Analogous#B8D4BF, #B8CDD4
Triadic#CDB8D4, #D4CDB8
Split complementary#D4B8CD, #D4BFB8
Tetradic#BFB8D4, #D4B8BF, #CDD4B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FAFA
Lighter +10%#D8E7E3
Darker −10%#98C1B7
Darker −20%#78AEA0
Darker −30%#5C9788
Darker −40%#48786C
More saturated +25%#AAE2D4
Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R184
G212
B205
Red184 (72.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)24.56%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G D4 · B CD

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