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Colour

#BBC9EE

  • #BBC9EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC9EE is a blue with RGB values 187, 201, 238 and HSL 224°, 60%, 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

#BBC9EE#BBC9EE
HEX#BBC9EE
RGBrgb(187, 201, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7882, 0.9333
RGB percentages73.3%, 78.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(223.5, 60%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 21.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK21.4%, 15.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,926
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC9EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#443611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECCF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC7EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD0D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8Thistle · ΔE 14.8Lavender · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4Light blue · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE0BB
Analogous#BBE3EE, #C6BBEE
Triadic#EEBBC9, #C9EEBB
Split complementary#EEC6BB, #E3EEBB
Tetradic#EEBBE3, #EEE0BB, #BBEEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E9F8
Darker −10%#92A9E4
Darker −20%#6988DA
Darker −30%#4168CF
Darker −40%#2C51B1
More saturated +25%#B0C4F9
Less saturated −25%#C6CEE3

Channel breakdown

R187
G201
B238
Red187 (73.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue223.53°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C9 · B EE

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