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Colour

#BBD8F5

  • #BBD8F5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBD8F5 is a blue with RGB values 187, 216, 245 and HSL 210°, 74%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBD8F5#BBD8F5
HEX#BBD8F5
RGBrgb(187, 216, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8471, 0.9608
RGB percentages73.3%, 84.7%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(210, 74.4%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 23.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK23.7%, 11.8%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,773
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD8F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.25:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#44270A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD8F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D2F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ABDFE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.3Light blue · ΔE 9.6Lavender · ΔE 12.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Powder blue · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5D8BB
Analogous#BBF5F5, #BBBBF5
Triadic#F5BBD8, #D8F5BB
Split complementary#F5BBBB, #F5F5BB
Tetradic#F5BBF5, #F5D8BB, #BBF5BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7F2FC
Darker −10%#8FBFEE
Darker −20%#62A5E8
Darker −30%#368BE1
Darker −40%#1D72C7
More saturated +25%#B1D8FF
Less saturated −25%#C5D8EB

Channel breakdown

R187
G216
B245
Red187 (73.3%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G D8 · B F5

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