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Colour

#B8E9FF

  • #B8E9FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B8E9FF is a cyan with RGB values 184, 233, 255 and HSL 199°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B8E9FF#B8E9FF
HEX#B8E9FF
RGBrgb(184, 233, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.9137, 1
RGB percentages72.2%, 91.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(198.6, 100%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.6, 27.8%, 100%)
CMYK27.8%, 8.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,118,527
CSS custom property--colour: #B8E9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.14:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#471600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDE6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3DEFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A2F0F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.3Powder blue · ΔE 9.1Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Light cyan · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCEB8
Analogous#B8FFF2, #B8C5FF
Triadic#FFB8E9, #E9FFB8
Split complementary#FFB8C5, #FFF2B8
Tetradic#F2B8FF, #FFCEB8, #C6FFB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF9FF
Darker −10%#85D9FF
Darker −20%#52C9FF
Darker −30%#1FBAFF
Darker −40%#00A2EB
More saturated +25%#B8E9FF
Less saturated −25%#C1E6F6

Channel breakdown

R184
G233
B255
Red184 (72.2%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue198.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G E9 · B FF

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