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Recognised as Colour

#B8EDFF

  • #B8EDFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#B8EDFF is a cyan with RGB values 184, 237, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#B8EDFF#B8EDFF
HEX#B8EDFF
RGBrgb(184, 237, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.9294, 1
RGB percentages72.2%, 92.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(195.2, 100%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.2, 27.8%, 100%)
CMYK27.8%, 7.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,119,551
CSS custom property--colour: #B8EDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#471200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2EAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7E1FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A1F3F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.7Powder blue · ΔE 7.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.4Light cyan · ΔE 13.2Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Alice blue · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCAB8
Analogous#B8FFED, #B8CAFF
Triadic#FFB8ED, #EDFFB8
Split complementary#FFB8CA, #FFEEB8
Tetradic#EDB8FF, #FFCAB8, #CAFFB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBFAFF
Darker −10%#85E0FF
Darker −20%#52D3FF
Darker −30%#1FC6FF
Darker −40%#00AFEB
More saturated +25%#B8EDFF
Less saturated −25%#C1E9F6

Channel breakdown

R184
G237
B255
Red184 (72.2%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue195.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G ED · B FF

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