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Recognised as Colour

#B9EDF9

  • #B9EDF9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#B9EDF9 is a cyan with RGB values 185, 237, 249 and HSL 191°, 84%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#B9EDF9#B9EDF9
HEX#B9EDF9
RGBrgb(185, 237, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9294, 0.9765
RGB percentages72.5%, 92.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(191.3, 84.2%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.3, 25.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK25.7%, 4.8%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,185,081
CSS custom property--colour: #B9EDF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.54:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#461206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E9FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9E1F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A5F2F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.5Light blue · ΔE 7.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.5Light cyan · ΔE 11.3Sky blue · ΔE 15.3Azure · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9C5B9
Analogous#B9F9E5, #B9CDF9
Triadic#F9B9ED, #EDF9B9
Split complementary#F9B9CD, #F9E5B9
Tetradic#E5B9F9, #F9C5B9, #CDF9B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8F9FD
Darker −10%#8AE1F5
Darker −20%#5BD5F1
Darker −30%#2CC9ED
Darker −40%#12B0D4
More saturated +25%#B3F1FF
Less saturated −25%#C3E7EF

Channel breakdown

R185
G237
B249
Red185 (72.5%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue191.25°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G ED · B F9

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