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Colour

#BBC8F0

  • #BBC8F0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC8F0 is a blue with RGB values 187, 200, 240 and HSL 225°, 64%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC8F0#BBC8F0
HEX#BBC8F0
RGBrgb(187, 200, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7843, 0.9412
RGB percentages73.3%, 78.4%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(225.3, 63.9%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 22.1%, 94.1%)
CMYK22.1%, 16.7%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,672
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC8F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.63:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#44370F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCCBF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C7EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AECFD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Thistle · ΔE 15.2Lavender · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Light blue · ΔE 18Sky blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0E3BB
Analogous#BBE3F0, #C8BBF0
Triadic#F0BBC8, #C8F0BB
Split complementary#F0C8BB, #E3F0BB
Tetradic#F0BBE3, #F0E3BB, #BBF0C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5EAF9
Darker −10%#91A6E7
Darker −20%#6784DE
Darker −30%#3E63D4
Darker −40%#284BB7
More saturated +25%#B1C3FA
Less saturated −25%#C5CDE6

Channel breakdown

R187
G200
B240
Red187 (73.3%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue225.28°
Saturation (HSL)63.86%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C8 · B F0

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