#B0E0E6
powderblue
#B0E0E6 is a cyan colour. In RGB it is 176 red, 224 green and 230 blue, which converts to a hue of 187 degrees, 52% saturation and 80% lightness. It is one of the named CSS colours, written as powderblue in stylesheets.
Color values
| HEX | #B0E0E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 224, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 52%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 23%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 10%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 1.43:1, and against black it is 14.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 1.43:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black | 14.65:1 | AAA | AAA |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #B0E0E6 toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #B0E0E6; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(176 224 230); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#b0e0e6] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 0.690, green: 0.878, blue: 0.902) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#B0E0E6") |