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Colour

#BBCDFF

  • #BBCDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCDFF is a blue with RGB values 187, 205, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBCDFF#BBCDFF
HEX#BBCDFF
RGBrgb(187, 205, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8039, 1
RGB percentages73.3%, 80.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.1, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,967
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.29:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#443200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BED1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8CBFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#A9D7DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Lavender · ΔE 19.2Thistle · ΔE 19.4Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Light blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEDBB
Analogous#BBEFFF, #CBBBFF
Triadic#FFBBCD, #CDFFBB
Split complementary#FFCBBB, #EFFFBB
Tetradic#FFBBEF, #FFEDBB, #BBFFCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF3FF
Darker −10%#88A8FF
Darker −20%#5582FF
Darker −30%#225DFF
Darker −40%#003FEE
More saturated +25%#BBCDFF
Less saturated −25%#C3D1F7

Channel breakdown

R187
G205
B255
Red187 (73.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CD · B FF

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