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Recognised as Colour

#BBD1DE

  • #BBD1DE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBD1DE is a blue with RGB values 187, 209, 222 and HSL 202°, 35%, 80%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#BBD1DE#BBD1DE
HEX#BBD1DE
RGBrgb(187, 209, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8196, 0.8706
RGB percentages73.3%, 82%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(202.3, 34.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 15.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,308,958
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD1DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.2 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#442E21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD0DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CCDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B2D5D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 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 text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.8Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Powder blue · ΔE 10.1Light grey · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 11.2Gainsboro · ΔE 11.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC8BB
Analogous#BBDEDA, #BBC0DE
Triadic#DEBBD1, #D1DEBB
Split complementary#DEBBC0, #DEDABB
Tetradic#DABBDE, #DEC8BB, #C0DEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDE8EF
Darker −10%#99BACD
Darker −20%#76A3BD
Darker −30%#548BAC
Darker −40%#43708A
More saturated +25%#AED4EB
Less saturated −25%#C8CED1

Channel breakdown

R187
G209
B222
Red187 (73.3%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue202.29°
Saturation (HSL)34.65%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D1 · B DE

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