Colour

#B8E3ED

#B8E3ED
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B8E3ED is a cyan with RGB values 184, 227, 237 and HSL 191°, 60%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B8E3ED#B8E3ED

HEX#B8E3ED

RGBrgb(184, 227, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.8902, 0.9294

RGB percentages72.2%, 89%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(191.3, 59.6%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.3, 22.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK22.4%, 4.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,116,973

CSS custom property--colour: #B8E3ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.25:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#471C12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBE0EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2D9EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A8E7E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.1 Light blue · ΔE 4.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.8 Light cyan · ΔE 12.1 Sky blue · ΔE 14.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.14, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EDC2B8

Analogous#B8EDDD, #B8C9ED

Triadic#EDB8E3, #E3EDB8

Split complementary#EDB8C9, #EDDDB8

Tetradic#DCB8ED, #EDC2B8, #C9EDB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E1F3F7

Darker −10%#8FD3E3

Darker −20%#67C3D8

Darker −30%#3EB3CE

Darker −40%#2C95AD

More saturated +25%#ADEAF8

Less saturated −25%#C3DCE2

Channel breakdown

R184

G227

B237

Red184 (72.2%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue191.32°

Saturation (HSL)59.55%

Lightness82.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G E3 · B ED

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