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Colour

#BBCDDD

  • #BBCDDD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCDDD is a blue with RGB values 187, 205, 221 and HSL 208°, 33%, 80%. 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

#BBCDDD#BBCDDD
HEX#BBCDDD
RGBrgb(187, 205, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8039, 0.8667
RGB percentages73.3%, 80.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(208.2, 33.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 15.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK15.4%, 7.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,933
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCDDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.89:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#443222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CDDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C9DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B2D1D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 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 text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.3Light blue · ΔE 8.5Light grey · ΔE 10.8Silver · ΔE 11.1Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Lavender · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDCBBB
Analogous#BBDDDC, #BBBCDD
Triadic#DDBBCD, #CDDDBB
Split complementary#DDBBBC, #DDDCBB
Tetradic#DCBBDD, #DDCBBB, #BCDDBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDE6EE
Darker −10%#99B4CC
Darker −20%#779BBB
Darker −30%#5582AA
Darker −40%#446888
More saturated +25%#AECEEA
Less saturated −25%#C8CCD0

Channel breakdown

R187
G205
B221
Red187 (73.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue208.24°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CD · B DD

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