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Recognised as Colour

#B8E0E5

  • #B8E0E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B8E0E5 is a cyan with RGB values 184, 224, 229 and HSL 187°, 46%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B8E0E5#B8E0E5
HEX#B8E0E5
RGBrgb(184, 224, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8784, 0.898
RGB percentages72.2%, 87.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(186.7, 46.4%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 19.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK19.7%, 2.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,116,197
CSS custom property--colour: #B8E0E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.83:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#471F1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DCE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D6E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AAE3E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.6Light blue · ΔE 5.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.5Light cyan · ΔE 11.9Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7Light grey · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.55, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5BDB8
Analogous#B8E5D3, #B8CAE5
Triadic#E5B8E0, #E0E5B8
Split complementary#E5B8CA, #E5D3B8
Tetradic#D3B8E5, #E5BDB8, #CAE5B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDF0F3
Darker −10%#93D0D7
Darker −20%#6DBFCA
Darker −30%#48AFBC
Darker −40%#388E99
More saturated +25%#ACE9F1
Less saturated −25%#C4D7D9

Channel breakdown

R184
G224
B229
Red184 (72.2%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue186.67°
Saturation (HSL)46.39%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G E0 · B E5

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