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Colour

#BBCAF4

  • #BBCAF4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCAF4 is a blue with RGB values 187, 202, 244 and HSL 224°, 72%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBCAF4#BBCAF4
HEX#BBCAF4
RGBrgb(187, 202, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7922, 0.9569
RGB percentages73.3%, 79.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(224.2, 72.2%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 23.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK23.4%, 17.2%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,188
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCAF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#44350B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECDF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C8F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ADD2D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.3Light skyblue · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 16.2Lavender · ΔE 16.4Light blue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4E5BB
Analogous#BBE7F4, #C9BBF4
Triadic#F4BBCA, #CAF4BB
Split complementary#F4C9BB, #E7F4BB
Tetradic#F4BBE6, #F4E5BB, #BBF4C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7ECFB
Darker −10%#8FA8ED
Darker −20%#6386E6
Darker −30%#3763DF
Darker −40%#204BC3
More saturated +25%#B1C5FE
Less saturated −25%#C5CFEA

Channel breakdown

R187
G202
B244
Red187 (73.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)72.15%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CA · B F4

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