Colour

#BBBDE5

#BBBDE5
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBBDE5 is a blue with RGB values 187, 189, 229 and HSL 237°, 45%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#BBBDE5

RGBrgb(187, 189, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7412, 0.898

RGB percentages73.3%, 74.1%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(237.1, 44.7%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 18.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK18.3%, 17.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,303,845

CSS custom property--colour: #BBBDE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#44421A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3C1E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1BFE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B2C4CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10 Thistle · ΔE 12.6 Lavender · ΔE 18 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2 Light blue · ΔE 21.2 Silver · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E5E3BB

Analogous#BBD2E5, #CEBBE5

Triadic#E5BBBD, #BDE5BB

Split complementary#E5CEBB, #D2E5BB

Tetradic#E5BBD2, #E5E3BB, #BBE5CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0E1F3

Darker −10%#9699D7

Darker −20%#7175C9

Darker −30%#4C52BB

Darker −40%#3B3F99

More saturated +25%#AFB2F1

Less saturated −25%#C7C8D9

Channel breakdown

R187

G189

B229

Red187 (73.3%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue237.14°

Saturation (HSL)44.68%

Lightness81.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G BD · B E5

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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