Recognised as Colour

#BBC4FD

#BBC4FD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC4FD is a blue with RGB values 187, 196, 253 and HSL 232°, 94%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC4FD#BBC4FD

HEX#BBC4FD

RGBrgb(187, 196, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7686, 0.9922

RGB percentages73.3%, 76.9%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(231.8, 94.3%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 26.1%, 99.2%)

CMYK26.1%, 22.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,305,661

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC4FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#443B02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4CAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0C5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#ABCED7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9 Thistle · ΔE 20.2 Lavender · ΔE 23.2 Sky blue · ΔE 25.2 Plum · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDF4BB

Analogous#BBE5FD, #D3BBFD

Triadic#FDBBC4, #C4FDBB

Split complementary#FDD3BB, #E5FDBB

Tetradic#FDBBE5, #FDF4BB, #BBFDD3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDEFFE

Darker −10%#8999FC

Darker −20%#586EFA

Darker −30%#2643F9

Darker −40%#0725E5

More saturated +25%#B9C3FF

Less saturated −25%#C4CAF4

Channel breakdown

R187

G196

B253

Red187 (73.3%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue231.82°

Saturation (HSL)94.29%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G C4 · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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