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Colour

#BBDEF1

  • #BBDEF1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBDEF1 is a blue with RGB values 187, 222, 241 and HSL 201°, 66%, 84%. 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

#BBDEF1#BBDEF1
HEX#BBDEF1
RGBrgb(187, 222, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8706, 0.9451
RGB percentages73.3%, 87.1%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(201.1, 65.9%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 22.4%, 94.5%)
CMYK22.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,312,305
CSS custom property--colour: #BBDEF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.83:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#44210E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5DCF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD6F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ACE3E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 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 text14.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.7Powder blue · ΔE 8.4Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Lavender · ΔE 12.7Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.74, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1CEBB
Analogous#BBF1E9, #BBC3F1
Triadic#F1BBDE, #DEF1BB
Split complementary#F1BBC3, #F1E9BB
Tetradic#E9BBF1, #F1CEBB, #C3F1BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5F3FA
Darker −10%#91C9E8
Darker −20%#66B5E0
Darker −30%#3CA0D7
Darker −40%#2686BA
More saturated +25%#B1E1FB
Less saturated −25%#C5DBE7

Channel breakdown

R187
G222
B241
Red187 (73.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue201.11°
Saturation (HSL)65.85%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G DE · B F1

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