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Colour

#BBD5EE

  • #BBD5EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBD5EE is a blue with RGB values 187, 213, 238 and HSL 209°, 60%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBD5EE#BBD5EE
HEX#BBD5EE
RGBrgb(187, 213, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8353, 0.9333
RGB percentages73.3%, 83.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(209.4, 60%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 21.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK21.4%, 10.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,309,998
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD5EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#442A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD5EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5CFEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ADDBDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.1Light blue · ΔE 8.4Lavender · ΔE 11.8Powder blue · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED4BB
Analogous#BBEEED, #BBBBEE
Triadic#EEBBD5, #D5EEBB
Split complementary#EEBBBC, #EEEDBB
Tetradic#EDBBEE, #EED4BB, #BBEEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4EEF8
Darker −10%#92BCE4
Darker −20%#69A3DA
Darker −30%#4189CF
Darker −40%#2C70B1
More saturated +25%#B0D5F9
Less saturated −25%#C6D5E3

Channel breakdown

R187
G213
B238
Red187 (73.3%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue209.41°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D5 · B EE

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