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Recognised as Colour

#BBACED

  • #BBACED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBACED is a blue with RGB values 187, 172, 237 and HSL 254°, 64%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBACED#BBACED
HEX#BBACED
RGBrgb(187, 172, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6745, 0.9294
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(253.8, 64.4%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 27.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK21.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,501
CSS custom property--colour: #BBACED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#445312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB6F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB4EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B1B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1Steel blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEEDAC
Analogous#ACBEED, #DBACED
Triadic#EDBBAC, #ACEDBB
Split complementary#EDDBAC, #BEEDAC
Tetradic#EDACBE, #DEEDAC, #ACEDDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDD6F6
Darker −10%#9982E4
Darker −20%#7658DB
Darker −30%#542ED2
Darker −40%#4325A8
More saturated +25%#B49FFA
Less saturated −25%#C2B9E0

Channel breakdown

R187
G172
B237
Red187 (73.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)64.36%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AC · B ED

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