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Recognised as Colour

#B9E9EE

  • #B9E9EE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B9E9EE is a cyan with RGB values 185, 233, 238 and HSL 186°, 61%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B9E9EE#B9E9EE
HEX#B9E9EE
RGBrgb(185, 233, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9137, 0.9333
RGB percentages72.5%, 91.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(185.7, 60.9%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 22.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK22.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,184,046
CSS custom property--colour: #B9E9EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.95:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#461611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E5EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DDEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A8EDEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.6Light blue · ΔE 7.6Light cyan · ΔE 10.4Azure · ΔE 14.6Alice blue · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.2, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEBEB9
Analogous#B9EED8, #B9CEEE
Triadic#EEB9E9, #E9EEB9
Split complementary#EEB9CE, #EED8B9
Tetradic#D8B9EE, #EEBEB9, #CEEEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2F6F8
Darker −10%#90DCE4
Darker −20%#67CFDA
Darker −30%#3EC2D0
Darker −40%#2BA4B0
More saturated +25%#AEF2F9
Less saturated −25%#C4E0E3

Channel breakdown

R185
G233
B238
Red185 (72.5%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue185.66°
Saturation (HSL)60.92%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G E9 · B EE

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