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Recognised as Colour

#B9DBDE

  • #B9DBDE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B9DBDE is a cyan with RGB values 185, 219, 222 and HSL 185°, 36%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B9DBDE#B9DBDE
HEX#B9DBDE
RGBrgb(185, 219, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8588, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.5%, 85.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(184.9, 35.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 16.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.7%, 1.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,180,446
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DBDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.25:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#462421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6D8DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD2DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AEDEDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.7Light blue · ΔE 6.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.4Light grey · ΔE 11.7Gainsboro · ΔE 12Light cyan · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.65, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBCB9
Analogous#B9DECF, #B9C9DE
Triadic#DEB9DB, #DBDEB9
Split complementary#DEB9C9, #DECFB9
Tetradic#CFB9DE, #DEBCB9, #C9DEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCEDEE
Darker −10%#96C9CE
Darker −20%#74B7BD
Darker −30%#51A5AD
Darker −40%#41848A
More saturated +25%#ACE6EB
Less saturated −25%#C6D0D1

Channel breakdown

R185
G219
B222
Red185 (72.5%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue184.86°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G DB · B DE

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