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Colour

#BBE3F0

  • #BBE3F0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBE3F0 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 227, 240 and HSL 195°, 64%, 84%. 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

#BBE3F0#BBE3F0
HEX#BBE3F0
RGBrgb(187, 227, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8902, 0.9412
RGB percentages73.3%, 89%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(194.7, 63.9%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 22.1%, 94.1%)
CMYK22.1%, 5.4%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,313,584
CSS custom property--colour: #BBE3F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#441C0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBE0F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D9F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ABE8E7no 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 text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.2Powder blue · ΔE 5Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.6Light cyan · ΔE 12.4Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7Alice blue · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.2, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0C8BB
Analogous#BBF0E3, #BBC8F0
Triadic#F0BBE3, #E3F0BB
Split complementary#F0BBC8, #F0E3BB
Tetradic#E3BBF0, #F0C8BB, #C8F0BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5F4F9
Darker −10%#91D2E7
Darker −20%#67C1DE
Darker −30%#3EAFD4
Darker −40%#2894B7
More saturated +25%#B1E8FA
Less saturated −25%#C5DEE6

Channel breakdown

R187
G227
B240
Red187 (73.3%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue194.72°
Saturation (HSL)63.86%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G E3 · B F0

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