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Recognised as Colour

#BBE0EA

  • #BBE0EA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBE0EA is a cyan with RGB values 187, 224, 234 and HSL 193°, 53%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BBE0EA#BBE0EA
HEX#BBE0EA
RGBrgb(187, 224, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8784, 0.9176
RGB percentages73.3%, 87.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(192.8, 52.8%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.8, 20.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK20.1%, 4.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,312,810
CSS custom property--colour: #BBE0EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.96:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#441F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DDEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D7EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ADE4E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.1Powder blue · ΔE 4.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.5Light cyan · ΔE 12.3Gainsboro · ΔE 13.4Light grey · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.14, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC5BB
Analogous#BBEADC, #BBC9EA
Triadic#EABBE0, #E0EABB
Split complementary#EABBC9, #EADCBB
Tetradic#DCBBEA, #EAC5BB, #C9EABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2F2F6
Darker −10%#94CEDE
Darker −20%#6DBCD2
Darker −30%#46ABC6
Darker −40%#338DA6
More saturated +25%#B0E6F5
Less saturated −25%#C6DADF

Channel breakdown

R187
G224
B234
Red187 (73.3%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue192.77°
Saturation (HSL)52.81%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G E0 · B EA

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