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Recognised as Colour

#B9DFD3

  • #B9DFD3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B9DFD3 is a cyan with RGB values 185, 223, 211 and HSL 161°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B9DFD3#B9DFD3
HEX#B9DFD3
RGBrgb(185, 223, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8745, 0.8275
RGB percentages72.5%, 87.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(161.1, 37.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.1, 17%, 87.5%)
CMYK17%, 0%, 5.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,181,459
CSS custom property--colour: #B9DFD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#46202C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDAD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D5D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B0E0DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.4Light cyan · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 14.9Gainsboro · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFB9C5
Analogous#B9DFC0, #B9D8DF
Triadic#D3B9DF, #DFD3B9
Split complementary#DFB9D8, #DFC0B9
Tetradic#C0B9DF, #DFB9C5, #D8DFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCEFE9
Darker −10%#96CFBD
Darker −20%#73BFA7
Darker −30%#50AF91
Darker −40%#408C74
More saturated +25%#ACECD8
Less saturated −25%#C6D2CE

Channel breakdown

R185
G223
B211
Red185 (72.5%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue161.05°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G DF · B D3

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