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Recognised as Colour

#B8DFD6

  • #B8DFD6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B8DFD6 is a cyan with RGB values 184, 223, 214 and HSL 166°, 38%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B8DFD6#B8DFD6
HEX#B8DFD6
RGBrgb(184, 223, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8745, 0.8392
RGB percentages72.2%, 87.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(166.2, 37.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.2, 17.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK17.5%, 0%, 4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,115,926
CSS custom property--colour: #B8DFD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#472029

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDAD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D5D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AEE0DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 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 text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.3Light blue · ΔE 12.4Light cyan · ΔE 13.3Light grey · ΔE 14.6Gainsboro · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFB8C1
Analogous#B8DFC3, #B8D5DF
Triadic#D6B8DF, #DFD6B8
Split complementary#DFB8D4, #DFC3B8
Tetradic#C3B8DF, #DFB8C1, #D5DFB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBEFEA
Darker −10%#95CFC2
Darker −20%#72BFAD
Darker −30%#4FAF99
Darker −40%#3F8C7A
More saturated +25%#ABECDD
Less saturated −25%#C5D2CF

Channel breakdown

R184
G223
B214
Red184 (72.2%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue166.15°
Saturation (HSL)37.86%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B8 · G DF · B D6

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