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Recognised as Colour

#BBDFDC

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

#BBDFDC is a cyan with RGB values 187, 223, 220 and HSL 175°, 36%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BBDFDC#BBDFDC
HEX#BBDFDC
RGBrgb(187, 223, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8745, 0.8627
RGB percentages73.3%, 87.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(175, 36%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175, 16.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 0%, 1.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,312,540
CSS custom property--colour: #BBDFDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.7:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#442023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDBDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D6DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B1E1DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.1Light blue · ΔE 9.4Light cyan · ΔE 11.9Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7Light grey · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFBBBE
Analogous#BBDFCA, #BBD0DF
Triadic#DCBBDF, #DFDCBB
Split complementary#DFBBD0, #DFCABB
Tetradic#CABBDF, #DFBBBE, #D0DFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEEFEE
Darker −10%#98CFCA
Darker −20%#76BEB8
Darker −30%#53AEA6
Darker −40%#428C86
More saturated +25%#AFECE6
Less saturated −25%#C8D3D2

Channel breakdown

R187
G223
B220
Red187 (73.3%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue175°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G DF · B DC

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