Colour

#BBDED1

#BBDED1
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BBDED1 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 222, 209 and HSL 158°, 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

#BBDED1#BBDED1

HEX#BBDED1

RGBrgb(187, 222, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8706, 0.8196

RGB percentages73.3%, 87.1%, 82%

HSLhsl(157.7, 34.7%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(157.7, 15.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK15.8%, 0%, 5.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,312,273

CSS custom property--colour: #BBDED1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.48:1

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

Contrast with black14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#44212E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCD9D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5D4D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B4DFDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 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 text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4 Light cyan · ΔE 14.1 Light grey · ΔE 14.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4 Light blue · ΔE 14.5

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEBBC8

Analogous#BBDEC0, #BBDADE

Triadic#D1BBDE, #DED1BB

Split complementary#DEBBDA, #DEC0BB

Tetradic#C0BBDE, #DEBBC8, #DADEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DDEFE8

Darker −10%#99CDBA

Darker −20%#76BDA3

Darker −30%#54AC8B

Darker −40%#438A70

More saturated +25%#AEEBD4

Less saturated −25%#C8D1CE

Channel breakdown

R187

G222

B209

Red187 (73.3%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue157.71°

Saturation (HSL)34.65%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G DE · B D1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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