Colour

#BBDECF

#BBDECF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BBDECF is a cyan with RGB values 187, 222, 207 and HSL 154°, 35%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BBDECF#BBDECF

HEX#BBDECF

RGBrgb(187, 222, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8706, 0.8118

RGB percentages73.3%, 87.1%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(154.3, 34.7%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(154.3, 15.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK15.8%, 0%, 6.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,312,271

CSS custom property--colour: #BBDECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#442130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCD9CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6D4D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B4DED9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12 Light cyan · ΔE 14.7 Honeydew · ΔE 14.7 Light grey · ΔE 14.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEBBCA

Analogous#BBDEBE, #BBDCDE

Triadic#CFBBDE, #DECFBB

Split complementary#DEBBDC, #DEBEBB

Tetradic#BEBBDE, #DEBBCA, #DCDEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DDEFE7

Darker −10%#99CDB7

Darker −20%#76BD9F

Darker −30%#54AC86

Darker −40%#438A6C

More saturated +25%#AEEBD1

Less saturated −25%#C8D1CD

Channel breakdown

R187

G222

B207

Red187 (73.3%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue154.29°

Saturation (HSL)34.65%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G DE · B CF

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Colour values

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