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Recognised as Colour

#BBC2E9

  • #BBC2E9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC2E9 is a blue with RGB values 187, 194, 233 and HSL 231°, 51%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC2E9#BBC2E9
HEX#BBC2E9
RGBrgb(187, 194, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7608, 0.9137
RGB percentages73.3%, 76.1%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(230.9, 51.1%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 19.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK19.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,129
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC2E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#443D16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C6EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C2E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B0C9CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.5Thistle · ΔE 13.3Lavender · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light blue · ΔE 19.2Sky blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E2BB
Analogous#BBD9E9, #CBBBE9
Triadic#E9BBC2, #C2E9BB
Split complementary#E9CBBB, #D9E9BB
Tetradic#E9BBD9, #E9E2BB, #BBE9CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2E5F5
Darker −10%#949FDD
Darker −20%#6E7DD0
Darker −30%#475AC4
Darker −40%#3546A3
More saturated +25%#B0BAF4
Less saturated −25%#C6CADE

Channel breakdown

R187
G194
B233
Red187 (73.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue230.87°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C2 · B E9

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