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Recognised as Colour

#BBADEB

  • #BBADEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBADEB is a blue with RGB values 187, 173, 235 and HSL 254°, 61%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBADEB#BBADEB
HEX#BBADEB
RGBrgb(187, 173, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6784, 0.9216
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(253.5, 60.8%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 26.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK20.4%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,755
CSS custom property--colour: #BBADEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#445214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B2B7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.6Thistle · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29Lavender · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEBAD
Analogous#ADBEEB, #DAADEB
Triadic#EBBBAD, #ADEBBB
Split complementary#EBDAAD, #BEEBAD
Tetradic#EBADBE, #DDEBAD, #ADEBDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDD6F5
Darker −10%#9984E1
Darker −20%#775BD7
Darker −30%#5532CD
Darker −40%#4428A4
More saturated +25%#B4A0F8
Less saturated −25%#C2BADE

Channel breakdown

R187
G173
B235
Red187 (73.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue253.55°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AD · B EB

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