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Recognised as Colour

#B8DCCA

  • #B8DCCA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B8DCCA is a cyan with RGB values 184, 220, 202 and HSL 150°, 34%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B8DCCA#B8DCCA
HEX#B8DCCA
RGBrgb(184, 220, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8627, 0.7922
RGB percentages72.2%, 86.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(150, 34%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 16.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK16.4%, 0%, 8.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,115,146
CSS custom property--colour: #B8DCCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#472335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBD7C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D2CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B1DCD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.2Honeydew · ΔE 15.8Light grey · ΔE 16.1Gainsboro · ΔE 16.4Light cyan · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCB8CA
Analogous#B8DCB8, #B8DCDC
Triadic#CAB8DC, #DCCAB8
Split complementary#DCB8DC, #DCB8B8
Tetradic#B8B8DC, #DCB8CA, #DCDCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFD
Lighter +10%#DAEDE4
Darker −10%#96CBB1
Darker −20%#74BA97
Darker −30%#53A87E
Darker −40%#428664
More saturated +25%#ABE9CA
Less saturated −25%#C5CFCA

Channel breakdown

R184
G220
B202
Red184 (72.2%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)33.96%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G DC · B CA

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