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Colour

#BBD4FF

  • #BBD4FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBD4FF is a blue with RGB values 187, 212, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBD4FF#BBD4FF
HEX#BBD4FF
RGBrgb(187, 212, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8314, 1
RGB percentages73.3%, 83.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.9, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 16.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,309,759
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#442B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFD0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A9DDE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Light skyblue · ΔE 13.6Lavender · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 17.1Thistle · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE6BB
Analogous#BBF6FF, #C4BBFF
Triadic#FFBBD4, #D4FFBB
Split complementary#FFC4BB, #F6FFBB
Tetradic#FFBBF6, #FFE6BB, #BBFFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF4FF
Darker −10%#88B4FF
Darker −20%#5594FF
Darker −30%#2273FF
Darker −40%#0058EE
More saturated +25%#BBD4FF
Less saturated −25%#C3D6F7

Channel breakdown

R187
G212
B255
Red187 (73.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D4 · B FF

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