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Colour

#BBCBF0

  • #BBCBF0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCBF0 is a blue with RGB values 187, 203, 240 and HSL 222°, 64%, 84%. 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

#BBCBF0#BBCBF0
HEX#BBCBF0
RGBrgb(187, 203, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7961, 0.9412
RGB percentages73.3%, 79.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(221.9, 63.9%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 22.1%, 94.1%)
CMYK22.1%, 15.4%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,440
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCBF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59568WCAG 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 12.91:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#44340F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CDF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC9EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#AED2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 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 text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8Lavender · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0E0BB
Analogous#BBE6F0, #C5BBF0
Triadic#F0BBCB, #CBF0BB
Split complementary#F0C6BB, #E5F0BB
Tetradic#F0BBE6, #F0E0BB, #BBF0C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5EBF9
Darker −10%#91ABE7
Darker −20%#678BDE
Darker −30%#3E6BD4
Darker −40%#2853B7
More saturated +25%#B1C7FA
Less saturated −25%#C5CFE6

Channel breakdown

R187
G203
B240
Red187 (73.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue221.89°
Saturation (HSL)63.86%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CB · B F0

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