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Recognised as Colour

#BBC5EC

  • #BBC5EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC5EC is a blue with RGB values 187, 197, 236 and HSL 228°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC5EC#BBC5EC
HEX#BBC5EC
RGBrgb(187, 197, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7725, 0.9255
RGB percentages73.3%, 77.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(227.8, 56.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.8, 20.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK20.8%, 16.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,900
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC5EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#443A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC8EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C4EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AFCCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Thistle · ΔE 14.1Lavender · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Light blue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE2BB
Analogous#BBDDEC, #CABBEC
Triadic#ECBBC5, #C5ECBB
Split complementary#ECC9BB, #DDECBB
Tetradic#ECBBDD, #ECE2BB, #BBECC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E7F7
Darker −10%#93A3E1
Darker −20%#6B81D6
Darker −30%#435FCB
Darker −40%#3049AB
More saturated +25%#B0BFF7
Less saturated −25%#C6CBE1

Channel breakdown

R187
G197
B236
Red187 (73.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue227.76°
Saturation (HSL)56.32%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C5 · B EC

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