HEX atlas value

#B0E0E6

#B0E0E6 is a cool cyan HEX color close to Powder Blue. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 176, 224, 230, HSL 187, 52%, 80%, has luminance 0.6825, and belongs to the balanced group.

cyan cool balanced

#B0E0E6 Sample readable text

HEX #B0E0E6

RGB rgb(176, 224, 230)

HSL hsl(187 52% 80%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 3, 0, 10)

Luminance 0.6825

Contrast Black 14.65:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-b0e0e6: #B0E0E6;
.background-b0e0e6 { background-color: #B0E0E6; }
.text-b0e0e6 { color: #B0E0E6; }

Luminance0.6825

Black text14.65:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#B0E0E6","rgb":[176,224,230],"hsl":[187,52,80],"cmyk":[23,3,0,10],"luminance":0.6825,"contrast":{"black":14.65,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7FCFD","hex":"#F7FCFD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.3,"contrastWhite":1.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Turquoise","hex":"#AFEEEE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.29,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A6E9F2","hex":"#A6E9F2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.56,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B1E7D2","hex":"#B1E7D2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.23,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool cyan","balanced","balanced cyan","Powder Blue adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b0e0e6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/powder-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/powder-sky.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E7B8B1","analogous":["#B1E7D2","#B1C6E7"],"triadic":["#E7B1E0","#E0E7B1"],"tetradic":["#D2B1E7","#E7B8B1","#C6E7B1"],"splitComplementary":["#E7B1C6","#E7D2B1"],"monochromatic":["#F7FCFD","#B0E0E6","#6CC5D0"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7FCFD","dark":"#6CC5D0","saturated":"#A6E9F2","desaturated":"#BDD8DB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#C2F8FF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"powder-blue","name":"Powder Blue","hex":"#B0E0E6","distance":0},{"slug":"light-blue","name":"Light Blue","hex":"#ADD8E6","distance":8.54400374531753},{"slug":"powder-sky","name":"Powder Sky","hex":"#B7D9E8","distance":10.099504938362077},{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":12.806248474865697},{"slug":"pale-turquoise","name":"Pale Turquoise","hex":"#AFEEEE","distance":16.15549442140351}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B0E0E6

#B0E0E6 is classified as a cool cyan value with balanced visual character. #B0E0E6 is visually closest to Powder Blue, a named cyan color with HEX #B0E0E6.

The RGB channels are 176, 224, and 230, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 187deg with 52% saturation and 80% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.6825, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.65:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B0E0E6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7FCFD#000000 text · best 20.3:1#F7FCFD

Pale Turquoise#000000 text · best 16.29:1#AFEEEE

Pastel Aqua#000000 text · best 15.66:1#B8E8E0

#A6E9F2#000000 text · best 15.56:1#A6E9F2

#B1E7D2#000000 text · best 15.23:1#B1E7D2

Generated Palette

Powder Blue#B0E0E6

#E7B8B1#E7B8B1

#B1E7D2#B1E7D2

#B1C6E7#B1C6E7

#F7FCFD#F7FCFD

#6CC5D0#6CC5D0

Color Harmonies

#E7B8B1#E7B8B1

#B1E7D2#B1E7D2

#B1C6E7#B1C6E7

#E7B1E0#E7B1E0

#E0E7B1#E0E7B1

Variants

#F7FCFD#F7FCFD

#6CC5D0#6CC5D0

#A6E9F2#A6E9F2

#BDD8DB#BDD8DB

White#FFFFFF

#C2F8FF#C2F8FF

Nearest Named Colors

Powder Blue#B0E0E6

Light Blue#ADD8E6

Powder Sky#B7D9E8

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Pale Turquoise#AFEEEE

#B0E0E6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B0E0E6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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