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Colour

#BBD4DB

  • #BBD4DB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBD4DB is a cyan with RGB values 187, 212, 219 and HSL 193°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BBD4DB#BBD4DB
HEX#BBD4DB
RGBrgb(187, 212, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8314, 0.8588
RGB percentages73.3%, 83.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(193.1, 30.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.1, 14.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK14.6%, 3.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,309,723
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD4DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#442B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD2DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CACEDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#B2D7D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 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 text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.6Powder blue · ΔE 7.9Light grey · ΔE 9.4Gainsboro · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 10.9Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBC2BB
Analogous#BBDBD2, #BBC4DB
Triadic#DBBBD4, #D4DBBB
Split complementary#DBBBC4, #DBD2BB
Tetradic#D2BBDB, #DBC2BB, #C4DBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#DCE9ED
Darker −10%#9ABFC9
Darker −20%#78AAB8
Darker −30%#5894A5
Darker −40%#467684
More saturated +25%#AEDBE8
Less saturated −25%#C8CDCE

Channel breakdown

R187
G212
B219
Red187 (73.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue193.12°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D4 · B DB

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