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Recognised as Colour

#BBBEFA

  • #BBBEFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBBEFA is a blue with RGB values 187, 190, 250 and HSL 237°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBBEFA#BBBEFA
HEX#BBBEFA
RGBrgb(187, 190, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7451, 0.9804
RGB percentages73.3%, 74.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(237.1, 86.3%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 25.2%, 98%)
CMYK25.2%, 24%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,122
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBEFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#444105

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC5FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABC1F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ACC9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6Thistle · ΔE 20.8Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Plum · ΔE 22.9Lavender · ΔE 25.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 19.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF7BB
Analogous#BBDEFA, #D7BBFA
Triadic#FABBBE, #BEFABB
Split complementary#FAD8BB, #DEFABB
Tetradic#FABBDE, #FAF7BB, #BBFAD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEBFD
Darker −10%#8B91F7
Darker −20%#5C63F3
Darker −30%#2C36F0
Darker −40%#101AD9
More saturated +25%#B6B9FF
Less saturated −25%#C4C6F1

Channel breakdown

R187
G190
B250
Red187 (73.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue237.14°
Saturation (HSL)86.3%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BE · B FA

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