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Colour

#BBD3DD

  • #BBD3DD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBD3DD is a cyan with RGB values 187, 211, 221 and HSL 198°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BBD3DD#BBD3DD
HEX#BBD3DD
RGBrgb(187, 211, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8275, 0.8667
RGB percentages73.3%, 82.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(197.6, 33.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.6, 15.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK15.4%, 4.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,309,469
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD3DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.47:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#442C22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CDDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B2D6D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 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 text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.3Powder blue · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 9.8Light steelblue · ΔE 10Gainsboro · ΔE 10.7Silver · ΔE 11.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC5BB
Analogous#BBDDD6, #BBC2DD
Triadic#DDBBD3, #D3DDBB
Split complementary#DDBBC2, #DDD6BB
Tetradic#D6BBDD, #DDC5BB, #C2DDBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDE9EE
Darker −10%#99BDCC
Darker −20%#77A7BB
Darker −30%#5591AA
Darker −40%#447488
More saturated +25%#AED8EA
Less saturated −25%#C8CED0

Channel breakdown

R187
G211
B221
Red187 (73.3%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue197.65°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D3 · B DD

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