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Recognised as Colour

#BBD5F4

  • #BBD5F4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBD5F4 is a blue with RGB values 187, 213, 244 and HSL 213°, 72%, 85%. 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

#BBD5F4#BBD5F4
HEX#BBD5F4
RGBrgb(187, 213, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8353, 0.9569
RGB percentages73.3%, 83.5%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(212.6, 72.2%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 23.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK23.4%, 12.7%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,004
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD5F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.94:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#442A0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD6F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4D0F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ACDCDFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 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 text13.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.6Light blue · ΔE 11Lavender · ΔE 12.6Sky blue · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4DABB
Analogous#BBF2F4, #BEBBF4
Triadic#F4BBD5, #D5F4BB
Split complementary#F4BEBB, #F2F4BB
Tetradic#F4BBF2, #F4DABB, #BBF4BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7F0FB
Darker −10%#8FBAED
Darker −20%#639FE6
Darker −30%#3784DF
Darker −40%#206AC3
More saturated +25%#B1D4FE
Less saturated −25%#C5D6EA

Channel breakdown

R187
G213
B244
Red187 (73.3%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue212.63°
Saturation (HSL)72.15%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D5 · B F4

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