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Recognised as Colour

#BBC4ED

  • #BBC4ED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC4ED is a blue with RGB values 187, 196, 237 and HSL 229°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC4ED#BBC4ED
HEX#BBC4ED
RGBrgb(187, 196, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7686, 0.9294
RGB percentages73.3%, 76.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(229.2, 58.1%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 21.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK21.1%, 17.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,645
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC4ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#443B12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C8EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C4ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AFCBD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.2Thistle · ΔE 14.4Lavender · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Light blue · ΔE 19.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE4BB
Analogous#BBDDED, #CBBBED
Triadic#EDBBC4, #C4EDBB
Split complementary#EDCBBB, #DDEDBB
Tetradic#EDBBDD, #EDE4BB, #BBEDCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E7F8
Darker −10%#93A1E2
Darker −20%#6A7ED8
Darker −30%#425BCD
Darker −40%#2E45AE
More saturated +25%#B0BDF8
Less saturated −25%#C6CBE2

Channel breakdown

R187
G196
B237
Red187 (73.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue229.2°
Saturation (HSL)58.14%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C4 · B ED

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