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Colour

#BBD6ED

  • #BBD6ED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBD6ED is a blue with RGB values 187, 214, 237 and HSL 208°, 58%, 83%. 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

#BBD6ED#BBD6ED
HEX#BBD6ED
RGBrgb(187, 214, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8392, 0.9294
RGB percentages73.3%, 83.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(207.6, 58.1%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 21.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK21.1%, 9.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,253
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD6ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.95:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#442912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D0EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#AEDBDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 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 text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.6Light blue · ΔE 7.4Lavender · ΔE 11.8Powder blue · ΔE 11.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDD2BB
Analogous#BBEDEB, #BBBDED
Triadic#EDBBD6, #D6EDBB
Split complementary#EDBBBD, #EDEBBB
Tetradic#EBBBED, #EDD2BB, #BDEDBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3EEF8
Darker −10%#93BEE2
Darker −20%#6AA5D8
Darker −30%#428DCD
Darker −40%#2E73AE
More saturated +25%#B0D7F8
Less saturated −25%#C6D5E2

Channel breakdown

R187
G214
B237
Red187 (73.3%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue207.6°
Saturation (HSL)58.14%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D6 · B ED

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