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Recognised as Colour

#BBC9EC

  • #BBC9EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC9EC is a blue with RGB values 187, 201, 236 and HSL 223°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC9EC#BBC9EC
HEX#BBC9EC
RGBrgb(187, 201, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7882, 0.9255
RGB percentages73.3%, 78.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(222.9, 56.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 20.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK20.8%, 14.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,924
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC9EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58394WCAG 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 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#443613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFCBEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC7EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD0D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 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 text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.9Lavender · ΔE 14.3Thistle · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDEBB
Analogous#BBE1EC, #C5BBEC
Triadic#ECBBC9, #C9ECBB
Split complementary#ECC5BB, #E1ECBB
Tetradic#ECBBE1, #ECDEBB, #BBECC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E9F7
Darker −10%#93A9E1
Darker −20%#6B8AD6
Darker −30%#436ACB
Darker −40%#3053AB
More saturated +25%#B0C4F7
Less saturated −25%#C6CEE1

Channel breakdown

R187
G201
B236
Red187 (73.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)56.32%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C9 · B EC

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