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Colour

#BBD8EC

  • #BBD8EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBD8EC is a blue with RGB values 187, 216, 236 and HSL 204°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BBD8EC#BBD8EC
HEX#BBD8EC
RGBrgb(187, 216, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8471, 0.9255
RGB percentages73.3%, 84.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(204.5, 56.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.5, 20.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK20.8%, 8.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,764
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.15:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#442713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD7EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D1ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AEDDDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.8Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Powder blue · ΔE 10.1Lavender · ΔE 11.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECCFBB
Analogous#BBECE7, #BBBFEC
Triadic#ECBBD8, #D8ECBB
Split complementary#ECBBBF, #ECE7BB
Tetradic#E8BBEC, #ECCFBB, #BFECBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3EFF7
Darker −10%#93C1E1
Darker −20%#6BAAD6
Darker −30%#4393CB
Darker −40%#3079AB
More saturated +25%#B0DAF7
Less saturated −25%#C6D6E1

Channel breakdown

R187
G216
B236
Red187 (73.3%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue204.49°
Saturation (HSL)56.32%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D8 · B EC

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