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Recognised as Colour

#B9DECF

  • #B9DECF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B9DECF is a cyan with RGB values 185, 222, 207 and HSL 156°, 36%, 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

#B9DECF#B9DECF
HEX#B9DECF
RGBrgb(185, 222, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8706, 0.8118
RGB percentages72.5%, 87.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(155.7, 35.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.7, 16.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.7%, 0%, 6.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,181,199
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.41:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#462130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD9CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D4D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B1DED9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.7Light cyan · ΔE 14.9Honeydew · ΔE 15.2Light grey · ΔE 15.4Light blue · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB9C8
Analogous#B9DEBD, #B9DBDE
Triadic#CFB9DE, #DECFB9
Split complementary#DEB9DB, #DEBDB9
Tetradic#BDB9DE, #DEB9C8, #DBDEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCEEE7
Darker −10%#96CEB7
Darker −20%#74BD9F
Darker −30%#51AD88
Darker −40%#418A6C
More saturated +25%#ACEBD1
Less saturated −25%#C6D1CD

Channel breakdown

R185
G222
B207
Red185 (72.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue155.68°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G DE · B CF

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