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Colour

#B8D4DC

  • #B8D4DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B8D4DC is a cyan with RGB values 184, 212, 220 and HSL 193°, 34%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B8D4DC#B8D4DC
HEX#B8D4DC
RGBrgb(184, 212, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8314, 0.8627
RGB percentages72.2%, 83.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(193.3, 34%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 16.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK16.4%, 3.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,113,116
CSS custom property--colour: #B8D4DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.49:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#472B23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED2DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CDDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AED7D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.5Powder blue · ΔE 7.2Light grey · ΔE 10.5Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Gainsboro · ΔE 11.4Silver · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.51, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC0B8
Analogous#B8DCD2, #B8C2DC
Triadic#DCB8D4, #D4DCB8
Split complementary#DCB8C2, #DCD2B8
Tetradic#D2B8DC, #DCC0B8, #C2DCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFE
Lighter +10%#DAE9ED
Darker −10%#96BFCB
Darker −20%#74ABBA
Darker −30%#5395A8
Darker −40%#427786
More saturated +25%#ABDBE9
Less saturated −25%#C5CDCF

Channel breakdown

R184
G212
B220
Red184 (72.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue193.33°
Saturation (HSL)33.96%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G D4 · B DC

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