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Recognised as Colour

#B9DDDC

  • #B9DDDC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B9DDDC is a cyan with RGB values 185, 221, 220 and HSL 178°, 35%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B9DDDC#B9DDDC
HEX#B9DDDC
RGBrgb(185, 221, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8667, 0.8627
RGB percentages72.5%, 86.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(178.3, 34.6%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.3, 16.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK16.3%, 0%, 0.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,180,956
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DDDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#462223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D9DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D4DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AEDFDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.1Light blue · ΔE 8.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.4Light cyan · ΔE 12.4Light grey · ΔE 12.5Gainsboro · ΔE 12.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.07, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDB9BA
Analogous#B9DDCA, #B9CCDD
Triadic#DCB9DD, #DDDCB9
Split complementary#DDB9CC, #DDCAB9
Tetradic#CAB9DD, #DDB9BA, #CCDDB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#DBEEED
Darker −10%#97CCCB
Darker −20%#74BCBA
Darker −30%#53AAA8
Darker −40%#428886
More saturated +25%#ACEAE8
Less saturated −25%#C6D0D0

Channel breakdown

R185
G221
B220
Red185 (72.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue178.33°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G DD · B DC

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