Colour

#BBD3DA

#BBD3DA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#BBD3DA is a cyan with RGB values 187, 211, 218 and HSL 194°, 30%, 79%. 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

#BBD3DA#BBD3DA

HEX#BBD3DA

RGBrgb(187, 211, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8275, 0.8549

RGB percentages73.3%, 82.7%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(193.5, 29.5%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.5, 14.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK14.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,309,466

CSS custom property--colour: #BBD3DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#442C25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CED1DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9CDDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B3D6D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.9 Powder blue · ΔE 8.3 Light grey · ΔE 9.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.2 Silver · ΔE 10.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DAC2BB

Analogous#BBDAD1, #BBC4DA

Triadic#DABBD3, #D3DABB

Split complementary#DABBC4, #DAD2BB

Tetradic#D1BBDA, #DAC2BB, #C3DABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFEFE

Lighter +10%#DCE8EC

Darker −10%#9ABEC8

Darker −20%#79A8B6

Darker −30%#5992A3

Darker −40%#477582

More saturated +25%#AEDAE7

Less saturated −25%#C8CCCD

Channel breakdown

R187

G211

B218

Red187 (73.3%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue193.55°

Saturation (HSL)29.52%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G D3 · B DA

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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