Recognised as Colour

#BBE2FF

#BBE2FF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#BBE2FF is a blue with RGB values 187, 226, 255 and HSL 206°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BBE2FF#BBE2FF

HEX#BBE2FF

RGBrgb(187, 226, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8863, 1

RGB percentages73.3%, 88.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(205.6, 100%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 26.7%, 100%)

CMYK26.7%, 11.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,313,343

CSS custom property--colour: #BBE2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#441D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6E1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDDAFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A7E9EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3 Sky blue · ΔE 12.6 Powder blue · ΔE 13 Lavender · ΔE 13.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 14

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFD8BB

Analogous#BBFFFA, #BBC0FF

Triadic#FFBBE2, #E2FFBB

Split complementary#FFBBC0, #FFFABB

Tetradic#FABBFF, #FFD8BB, #C0FFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EEF8FF

Darker −10%#88CCFF

Darker −20%#55B6FF

Darker −30%#22A1FF

Darker −40%#0088EE

More saturated +25%#BBE2FF

Less saturated −25%#C3E1F7

Channel breakdown

R187

G226

B255

Red187 (73.3%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue205.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G E2 · B FF

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BBe2FF (chemical formula)

Formula
66.8304 g/mol
5 atoms

BBe2FF has a molar mass of 66.8304 g/mol, made up of 5 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 2 × Be, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass66.8304 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.1097449 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram9.0110799 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B16.2%

Be27%

F56.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 16.175%

Beryllium (Be × 2)18.0244 g/mol, 26.97%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 56.854%

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