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Colour

#BBCCF2

  • #BBCCF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCCF2 is a blue with RGB values 187, 204, 242 and HSL 221°, 68%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBCCF2#BBCCF2
HEX#BBCCF2
RGBrgb(187, 204, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8, 0.949
RGB percentages73.3%, 80%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(221.5, 67.9%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 22.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK22.7%, 15.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,698
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCCF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#44330D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CEF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBCAF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#ADD3D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.3Lavender · ΔE 14.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Thistle · ΔE 15.9Light blue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E1BB
Analogous#BBE7F2, #C5BBF2
Triadic#F2BBCC, #CCF2BB
Split complementary#F2C5BB, #E7F2BB
Tetradic#F2BBE7, #F2E1BB, #BBF2C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6ECFA
Darker −10%#90ACEA
Darker −20%#658CE2
Darker −30%#3B6CD9
Darker −40%#2453BD
More saturated +25%#B1C8FC
Less saturated −25%#C5D0E8

Channel breakdown

R187
G204
B242
Red187 (73.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue221.45°
Saturation (HSL)67.9%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CC · B F2

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