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Recognised as Colour

#BBCED7

  • #BBCED7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBCED7 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 206, 215 and HSL 199°, 26%, 79%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#BBCED7#BBCED7
HEX#BBCED7
RGBrgb(187, 206, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8078, 0.8431
RGB percentages73.3%, 80.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(199.3, 25.9%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.3, 13%, 84.3%)
CMYK13%, 4.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,308,183
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCED7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#443128

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CDD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5C9D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#B4D1D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 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 text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.2Light grey · ΔE 8.6Silver · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7Gainsboro · ΔE 10.1Powder blue · ΔE 10.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.24, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7C4BB
Analogous#BBD7D2, #BBC0D7
Triadic#D7BBCE, #CED7BB
Split complementary#D7BBC0, #D7D2BB
Tetradic#D2BBD7, #D7C4BB, #C0D7BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFD
Lighter +10%#DBE5EA
Darker −10%#9BB7C4
Darker −20%#7BA0B1
Darker −30%#5C889D
Darker −40%#496C7D
More saturated +25%#AED3E5
Less saturated −25%#C9C9CA

Channel breakdown

R187
G206
B215
Red187 (73.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue199.29°
Saturation (HSL)25.93%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CE · B D7

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