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Recognised as Colour

#BBC3E9

  • #BBC3E9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC3E9 is a blue with RGB values 187, 195, 233 and HSL 230°, 51%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC3E9#BBC3E9
HEX#BBC3E9
RGBrgb(187, 195, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7647, 0.9137
RGB percentages73.3%, 76.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(229.6, 51.1%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 19.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK19.7%, 16.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,385
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC3E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#443C16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C6EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C3E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B0CACFno 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 text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Thistle · ΔE 13.3Lavender · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Light blue · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E1BB
Analogous#BBDAE9, #CABBE9
Triadic#E9BBC3, #C3E9BB
Split complementary#E9CABB, #DAE9BB
Tetradic#E9BBDA, #E9E1BB, #BBE9CA

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%#94A1DD
Darker −20%#6E7FD0
Darker −30%#475DC4
Darker −40%#3548A3
More saturated +25%#B0BCF4
Less saturated −25%#C6CADE

Channel breakdown

R187
G195
B233
Red187 (73.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C3 · B E9

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