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Recognised as Colour

#BBDDE4

  • #BBDDE4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BBDDE4 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 221, 228 and HSL 190°, 43%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BBDDE4#BBDDE4
HEX#BBDDE4
RGBrgb(187, 221, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8667, 0.8941
RGB percentages73.3%, 86.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(190.2, 43.2%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 18%, 89.4%)
CMYK18%, 3.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,312,036
CSS custom property--colour: #BBDDE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.58:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#44221B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7DAE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D5E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AFE0DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.5Light blue · ΔE 5Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.8Light grey · ΔE 12.1Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2Light cyan · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.51, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C2BB
Analogous#BBE4D7, #BBC9E4
Triadic#E4BBDD, #DDE4BB
Split complementary#E4BBC9, #E4D7BB
Tetradic#D7BBE4, #E4C2BB, #C9E4BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0EFF2
Darker −10%#96CBD6
Darker −20%#72B8C7
Darker −30%#4DA6B9
Darker −40%#3C8797
More saturated +25%#AFE5F0
Less saturated −25%#C7D5D8

Channel breakdown

R187
G221
B228
Red187 (73.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue190.24°
Saturation (HSL)43.16%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G DD · B E4

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