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Recognised as Colour

#B9ECF1

  • #B9ECF1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B9ECF1 is a cyan with RGB values 185, 236, 241 and HSL 185°, 67%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B9ECF1#B9ECF1
HEX#B9ECF1
RGBrgb(185, 236, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9255, 0.9451
RGB percentages72.5%, 92.5%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(185.4, 66.7%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.4, 23.2%, 94.5%)
CMYK23.2%, 2.1%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,184,817
CSS custom property--colour: #B9ECF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.33:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#46130E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E7F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAE0F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A7F0EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.7Light blue · ΔE 8.5Light cyan · ΔE 10.3Azure · ΔE 14.8Alice blue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.16, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1BEB9
Analogous#B9F1DA, #B9D0F1
Triadic#F1B9EC, #ECF1B9
Split complementary#F1B9D0, #F1DAB9
Tetradic#DAB9F1, #F1BEB9, #D0F1B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3F8FA
Darker −10%#8EE0E8
Darker −20%#64D5E0
Darker −30%#39C9D7
Darker −40%#25ACB9
More saturated +25%#AEF5FB
Less saturated −25%#C3E3E6

Channel breakdown

R185
G236
B241
Red185 (72.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue185.36°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G EC · B F1

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