Recognised as Colour

#BBD7CA

#BBD7CA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BBD7CA is a cyan with RGB values 187, 215, 202 and HSL 152°, 26%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BBD7CA#BBD7CA

HEX#BBD7CA

RGBrgb(187, 215, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8431, 0.7922

RGB percentages73.3%, 84.3%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(152.1, 25.9%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.1, 13%, 84.3%)

CMYK13%, 0%, 6%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,310,474

CSS custom property--colour: #BBD7CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.69:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#442835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6D3C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0CFCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B6D7D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.8 Light grey · ΔE 12.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.9 Silver · ΔE 13.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14 Light blue · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D7BBC8

Analogous#BBD7BC, #BBD6D7

Triadic#CABBD7, #D7CABB

Split complementary#D7BBD6, #D7BCBB

Tetradic#BCBBD7, #D7BBC8, #D6D7BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFDFC

Lighter +10%#DBEAE3

Darker −10%#9BC4B1

Darker −20%#7BB198

Darker −30%#5C9D7F

Darker −40%#497D65

More saturated +25%#AEE5CB

Less saturated −25%#C9CAC9

Channel breakdown

R187

G215

B202

Red187 (73.3%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue152.14°

Saturation (HSL)25.93%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G D7 · B CA

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Colour values

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