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Recognised as Colour

#BBDED5

  • #BBDED5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BBDED5 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 222, 213 and HSL 165°, 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

#BBDED5#BBDED5
HEX#BBDED5
RGBrgb(187, 222, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8706, 0.8353
RGB percentages73.3%, 87.1%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(164.6, 34.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.6, 15.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.8%, 0%, 4.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,312,277
CSS custom property--colour: #BBDED5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.52:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#44212A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBD9D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D5D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B3DFDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 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 text14.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.4Light blue · ΔE 12.4Light cyan · ΔE 13.1Light grey · ΔE 13.3Gainsboro · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBBC4
Analogous#BBDEC4, #BBD6DE
Triadic#D5BBDE, #DED5BB
Split complementary#DEBBD6, #DEC4BB
Tetradic#C4BBDE, #DEBBC4, #D6DEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDEFEA
Darker −10%#99CDC0
Darker −20%#76BDAB
Darker −30%#54AC95
Darker −40%#438A78
More saturated +25%#AEEBDB
Less saturated −25%#C8D1CF

Channel breakdown

R187
G222
B213
Red187 (73.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue164.57°
Saturation (HSL)34.65%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G DE · B D5

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