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Colour

#BBCEF8

  • #BBCEF8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCEF8 is a blue with RGB values 187, 206, 248 and HSL 221°, 81%, 85%. 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

#BBCEF8#BBCEF8
HEX#BBCEF8
RGBrgb(187, 206, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8078, 0.9725
RGB percentages73.3%, 80.8%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(221.3, 81.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 24.6%, 97.3%)
CMYK24.6%, 16.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,308,216
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCEF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.3:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#443107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1D1FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBCBF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ABD6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 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 text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9Lavender · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 17.4Light blue · ΔE 17.6Sky blue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8E5BB
Analogous#BBEDF8, #C7BBF8
Triadic#F8BBCE, #CEF8BB
Split complementary#F8C6BB, #EDF8BB
Tetradic#F8BBED, #F8E5BB, #BBF8C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9EFFD
Darker −10%#8DADF3
Darker −20%#5F8BEE
Darker −30%#306AEA
Darker −40%#1650D1
More saturated +25%#B4CBFF
Less saturated −25%#C4D2EF

Channel breakdown

R187
G206
B248
Red187 (73.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue221.31°
Saturation (HSL)81.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CE · B F8

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