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Colour

#BBC6DD

  • #BBC6DD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC6DD is a blue with RGB values 187, 198, 221 and HSL 221°, 33%, 80%. 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

#BBC6DD#BBC6DD
HEX#BBC6DD
RGBrgb(187, 198, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7765, 0.8667
RGB percentages73.3%, 77.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(220.6, 33.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 15.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK15.4%, 10.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,141
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.6 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#443922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC7DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC4DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B3CACDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 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 3.5Light blue · ΔE 12.5Lavender · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 12.9Light grey · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.55, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD2BB
Analogous#BBD7DD, #C1BBDD
Triadic#DDBBC6, #C6DDBB
Split complementary#DDC1BB, #D7DDBB
Tetradic#DDBBD7, #DDD2BB, #BBDDC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDE3EE
Darker −10%#99AACC
Darker −20%#778DBB
Darker −30%#5571AA
Darker −40%#445A88
More saturated +25%#AEC2EA
Less saturated −25%#C8CBD0

Channel breakdown

R187
G198
B221
Red187 (73.3%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue220.59°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C6 · B DD

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