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Recognised as Colour

#B8DEDE

  • #B8DEDE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B8DEDE is a cyan with RGB values 184, 222, 222 and HSL 180°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B8DEDE#B8DEDE
HEX#B8DEDE
RGBrgb(184, 222, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8706, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.2%, 87.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(180, 36.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 17.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK17.1%, 0%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,115,678
CSS custom property--colour: #B8DEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#472121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D4DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ACE1DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.3Light blue · ΔE 7.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.7Light cyan · ΔE 12.3Light grey · ΔE 13.1Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.25, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB8B8
Analogous#B8DECB, #B8CBDE
Triadic#DEB8DE, #DEDEB8
Split complementary#DEB8CB, #DECBB8
Tetradic#CBB8DE, #DEB8B8, #CBDEB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#DBEEEE
Darker −10%#95CECE
Darker −20%#72BEBE
Darker −30%#50ADAD
Darker −40%#408A8A
More saturated +25%#ABEBEB
Less saturated −25%#C5D1D1

Channel breakdown

R184
G222
B222
Red184 (72.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR B8 · G DE · B DE

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