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Recognised as Colour

#BBCDE9

  • #BBCDE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCDE9 is a blue with RGB values 187, 205, 233 and HSL 217°, 51%, 82%. 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

#BBCDE9#BBCDE9
HEX#BBCDE9
RGBrgb(187, 205, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8039, 0.9137
RGB percentages73.3%, 80.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(216.5, 51.1%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 19.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK19.7%, 12%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,945
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCDE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#443216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4CEEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFCAE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD3D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 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 text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.7Light blue · ΔE 11.7Lavender · ΔE 12.4Thistle · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Light grey · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.65, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9D7BB
Analogous#BBE4E9, #C0BBE9
Triadic#E9BBCD, #CDE9BB
Split complementary#E9C0BB, #E4E9BB
Tetradic#E9BBE4, #E9D7BB, #BBE9C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2E9F5
Darker −10%#94B1DD
Darker −20%#6E94D0
Darker −30%#4778C4
Darker −40%#3560A3
More saturated +25%#B0CBF4
Less saturated −25%#C6CFDE

Channel breakdown

R187
G205
B233
Red187 (73.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue216.52°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CD · B E9

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