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Recognised as Colour

#BBD6EF

  • #BBD6EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBD6EF is a blue with RGB values 187, 214, 239 and HSL 209°, 62%, 84%. 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

#BBD6EF#BBD6EF
HEX#BBD6EF
RGBrgb(187, 214, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8392, 0.9373
RGB percentages73.3%, 83.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(208.8, 61.9%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 21.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK21.8%, 10.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,255
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD6EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#442910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD6F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D0EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ADDCDEno 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 text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.4Light blue · ΔE 8.2Lavender · ΔE 11.9Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Light grey · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD4BB
Analogous#BBEFEE, #BBBCEF
Triadic#EFBBD6, #D6EFBB
Split complementary#EFBBBC, #EFEEBB
Tetradic#EEBBEF, #EFD4BB, #BCEFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4EFF9
Darker −10%#92BDE5
Darker −20%#68A4DC
Darker −30%#3F8BD2
Darker −40%#2A72B4
More saturated +25%#B0D6FA
Less saturated −25%#C5D6E4

Channel breakdown

R187
G214
B239
Red187 (73.3%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue208.85°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D6 · B EF

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