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Recognised as Colour

#B9FDFA

  • #B9FDFA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#B9FDFA is a cyan with RGB values 185, 253, 250 and HSL 177°, 94%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#B9FDFA#B9FDFA
HEX#B9FDFA
RGBrgb(185, 253, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.9922, 0.9804
RGB percentages72.5%, 99.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(177.4, 94.4%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.4, 26.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK26.9%, 0%, 1.2%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,189,178
CSS custom property--colour: #B9FDFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.49:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#460205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5F6FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8ECFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A2FFFCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.3Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Light cyan · ΔE 12.2Light blue · ΔE 16.6Azure · ΔE 17.6Honeydew · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 5.34, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDB9BC
Analogous#B9FDD8, #B9DEFD
Triadic#FAB9FD, #FDFAB9
Split complementary#FDB9DE, #FDD8B9
Tetradic#D8B9FD, #FDB9BC, #DEFDB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBFEFE
Darker −10%#87FCF6
Darker −20%#56FAF3
Darker −30%#24F9EF
Darker −40%#06E4DA
More saturated +25%#B7FFFC
Less saturated −25%#C2F4F2

Channel breakdown

R185
G253
B250
Red185 (72.5%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue177.35°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B9 · G FD · B FA

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