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Recognised as Colour

#BBDEEC

  • #BBDEEC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBDEEC is a cyan with RGB values 187, 222, 236 and HSL 197°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BBDEEC#BBDEEC
HEX#BBDEEC
RGBrgb(187, 222, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8706, 0.9255
RGB percentages73.3%, 87.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(197.1, 56.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 20.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK20.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,312,300
CSS custom property--colour: #BBDEEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.77:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#442113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DCEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CED6ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ADE3E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.7Powder blue · ΔE 6.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5Lavender · ΔE 13.4Light cyan · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.66, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC9BB
Analogous#BBECE1, #BBC5EC
Triadic#ECBBDE, #DEECBB
Split complementary#ECBBC5, #ECE1BB
Tetradic#E1BBEC, #ECC9BB, #C5ECBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3F1F7
Darker −10%#93CBE1
Darker −20%#6BB7D6
Darker −30%#43A4CB
Darker −40%#3088AB
More saturated +25%#B0E3F7
Less saturated −25%#C6D9E1

Channel breakdown

R187
G222
B236
Red187 (73.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue197.14°
Saturation (HSL)56.32%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G DE · B EC

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