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Recognised as Colour

#BBCFDE

  • #BBCFDE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCFDE is a blue with RGB values 187, 207, 222 and HSL 206°, 35%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBCFDE#BBCFDE
HEX#BBCFDE
RGBrgb(187, 207, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8118, 0.8706
RGB percentages73.3%, 81.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(205.7, 34.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 15.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.8%, 6.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,308,446
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCFDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#443021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CEDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B2D3D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7Light blue · ΔE 7.6Light grey · ΔE 10.7Silver · ΔE 11.3Powder blue · ΔE 11.3Gainsboro · ΔE 11.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECABB
Analogous#BBDEDC, #BBBEDE
Triadic#DEBBCF, #CFDEBB
Split complementary#DEBBBE, #DEDCBB
Tetradic#DCBBDE, #DECABB, #BEDEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDE7EF
Darker −10%#99B7CD
Darker −20%#769FBD
Darker −30%#5486AC
Darker −40%#436C8A
More saturated +25%#AED1EB
Less saturated −25%#C8CDD1

Channel breakdown

R187
G207
B222
Red187 (73.3%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)34.65%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CF · B DE

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