Colour

#B9DFD9

#B9DFD9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#B9DFD9 is a cyan with RGB values 185, 223, 217 and HSL 171°, 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

#B9DFD9#B9DFD9

HEX#B9DFD9

RGBrgb(185, 223, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.8745, 0.851

RGB percentages72.5%, 87.5%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(170.5, 37.3%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 17%, 87.5%)

CMYK17%, 0%, 2.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,181,465

CSS custom property--colour: #B9DFD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.62:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#462026

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBDAD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4D5DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AFE1DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 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 text14.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.9 Light blue · ΔE 10.9 Light cyan · ΔE 12.5 Light grey · ΔE 13.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DFB9BF

Analogous#B9DFC6, #B9D2DF

Triadic#D9B9DF, #DFD9B9

Split complementary#DFB9D2, #DFC6B9

Tetradic#C6B9DF, #DFB9BF, #D2DFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DCEFEC

Darker −10%#96CFC6

Darker −20%#73BFB3

Darker −30%#50AFA0

Darker −40%#408C80

More saturated +25%#ACECE2

Less saturated −25%#C6D2D0

Channel breakdown

R185

G223

B217

Red185 (72.5%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue170.53°

Saturation (HSL)37.25%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR B9 · G DF · B D9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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