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Recognised as Colour

#BBCCDF

  • #BBCCDF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCCDF is a blue with RGB values 187, 204, 223 and HSL 212°, 36%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBCCDF#BBCCDF
HEX#BBCCDF
RGBrgb(187, 204, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.3%, 80%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(211.7, 36%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.7, 16.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 8.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,679
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCCDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#443320

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CCE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C8DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B2D0D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.9Light blue · ΔE 9.4Light grey · ΔE 11.9Lavender · ΔE 12Silver · ΔE 12.1Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.85, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFCEBB
Analogous#BBDEDF, #BCBBDF
Triadic#DFBBCC, #CCDFBB
Split complementary#DFBCBB, #DEDFBB
Tetradic#DFBBDE, #DFCEBB, #BBDFBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE6EF
Darker −10%#98B2CF
Darker −20%#7698BE
Darker −30%#537EAE
Darker −40%#42658C
More saturated +25%#AFCBEC
Less saturated −25%#C8CDD3

Channel breakdown

R187
G204
B223
Red187 (73.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue211.67°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CC · B DF

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