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Recognised as Colour

#BBD2DB

  • #BBD2DB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBD2DB is a cyan with RGB values 187, 210, 219 and HSL 197°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BBD2DB#BBD2DB
HEX#BBD2DB
RGBrgb(187, 210, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8235, 0.8588
RGB percentages73.3%, 82.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(196.9, 30.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 14.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK14.6%, 4.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,309,211
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD2DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.35:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#442D24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD0DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CCDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B2D5D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.8Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Light grey · ΔE 9.3Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Gainsboro · ΔE 10.4Silver · ΔE 10.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBC4BB
Analogous#BBDBD4, #BBC2DB
Triadic#DBBBD2, #D2DBBB
Split complementary#DBBBC2, #DBD4BB
Tetradic#D4BBDB, #DBC4BB, #C2DBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#DCE8ED
Darker −10%#9ABCC9
Darker −20%#78A6B8
Darker −30%#5890A5
Darker −40%#467384
More saturated +25%#AED8E8
Less saturated −25%#C8CCCE

Channel breakdown

R187
G210
B219
Red187 (73.3%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue196.88°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D2 · B DB

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