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Colour

#BBE3F2

  • #BBE3F2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBE3F2 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 227, 242 and HSL 196°, 68%, 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

#BBE3F2#BBE3F2
HEX#BBE3F2
RGBrgb(187, 227, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8902, 0.949
RGB percentages73.3%, 89%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(196.4, 67.9%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 22.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK22.7%, 6.2%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,313,586
CSS custom property--colour: #BBE3F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.38:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#441C0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE0F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2DAF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ABE8E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 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 text15.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.3Powder blue · ΔE 5.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4Light cyan · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Sky blue · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.27, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2CABB
Analogous#BBF2E5, #BBC7F2
Triadic#F2BBE3, #E3F2BB
Split complementary#F2BBC7, #F2E5BB
Tetradic#E5BBF2, #F2CABB, #C7F2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6F5FA
Darker −10%#90D1EA
Darker −20%#65C0E2
Darker −30%#3BAED9
Darker −40%#2493BD
More saturated +25%#B1E8FC
Less saturated −25%#C5DEE8

Channel breakdown

R187
G227
B242
Red187 (73.3%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue196.36°
Saturation (HSL)67.9%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G E3 · B F2

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