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Colour

#BBDCD2

  • #BBDCD2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BBDCD2 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 220, 210 and HSL 162°, 32%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BBDCD2#BBDCD2
HEX#BBDCD2
RGBrgb(187, 220, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8627, 0.8235
RGB percentages73.3%, 86.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(161.8, 32%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.8, 15%, 86.3%)
CMYK15%, 0%, 4.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,311,762
CSS custom property--colour: #BBDCD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#44232D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9D8D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D3D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B4DDD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 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 text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4Light grey · ΔE 12.9Light blue · ΔE 13Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1Light cyan · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBBC5
Analogous#BBDCC2, #BBD6DC
Triadic#D2BBDC, #DCD2BB
Split complementary#DCBBD6, #DCC2BB
Tetradic#C2BBDC, #DCBBC5, #D6DCBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDEDE8
Darker −10%#99CBBC
Darker −20%#78B9A5
Darker −30%#56A88F
Darker −40%#458672
More saturated +25%#AEE9D7
Less saturated −25%#C8CFCD

Channel breakdown

R187
G220
B210
Red187 (73.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue161.82°
Saturation (HSL)32.04%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G DC · B D2

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