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Colour

#BBCBFF

  • #BBCBFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCBFF is a blue with RGB values 187, 203, 255 and HSL 226°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBCBFF#BBCBFF
HEX#BBCBFF
RGBrgb(187, 203, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7961, 1
RGB percentages73.3%, 79.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.9, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 20.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,455
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.1:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#443400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBCFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6CAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A9D5DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 19.6Lavender · ΔE 20.2Sky blue · ΔE 21.7Light blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEFBB
Analogous#BBEDFF, #CDBBFF
Triadic#FFBBCB, #CBFFBB
Split complementary#FFCDBB, #EDFFBB
Tetradic#FFBBED, #FFEFBB, #BBFFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF2FF
Darker −10%#88A4FF
Darker −20%#557DFF
Darker −30%#2256FF
Darker −40%#0038EE
More saturated +25%#BBCBFF
Less saturated −25%#C3D0F7

Channel breakdown

R187
G203
B255
Red187 (73.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CB · B FF

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