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Recognised as Colour

#BBD4D7

  • #BBD4D7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBD4D7 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 212, 215 and HSL 186°, 26%, 79%. 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

#BBD4D7#BBD4D7
HEX#BBD4D7
RGBrgb(187, 212, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8314, 0.8431
RGB percentages73.3%, 83.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(186.4, 25.9%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 13%, 84.3%)
CMYK13%, 1.4%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,309,719
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD4D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#442B28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D2D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCED7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B3D6D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.9Powder blue · ΔE 7.9Light grey · ΔE 8.9Gainsboro · ΔE 9.9Silver · ΔE 10.4Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7BEBB
Analogous#BBD7CC, #BBC6D7
Triadic#D7BBD4, #D4D7BB
Split complementary#D7BBC6, #D7CCBB
Tetradic#CCBBD7, #D7BEBB, #C6D7BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDFD
Lighter +10%#DBE8EA
Darker −10%#9BC0C4
Darker −20%#7BABB1
Darker −30%#5C969D
Darker −40%#49777D
More saturated +25%#AEDFE5
Less saturated −25%#C9C9CA

Channel breakdown

R187
G212
B215
Red187 (73.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue186.43°
Saturation (HSL)25.93%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D4 · B D7

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