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Recognised as Colour

#BBE5E9

  • #BBE5E9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BBE5E9 is a cyan with RGB values 187, 229, 233 and HSL 185°, 51%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BBE5E9#BBE5E9
HEX#BBE5E9
RGBrgb(187, 229, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.898, 0.9137
RGB percentages73.3%, 89.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(185.2, 51.1%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 19.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK19.7%, 1.7%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,314,089
CSS custom property--colour: #BBE5E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.5:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#441A16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEE1E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6DBE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ADE8E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 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 text15.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.9Light blue · ΔE 6.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.2Light cyan · ΔE 10.5Azure · ΔE 14.1Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.94, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9BFBB
Analogous#BBE9D6, #BBCEE9
Triadic#E9BBE5, #E5E9BB
Split complementary#E9BBCE, #E9D6BB
Tetradic#D6BBE9, #E9BFBB, #CEE9BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2F4F5
Darker −10%#94D6DD
Darker −20%#6EC8D0
Darker −30%#47B9C4
Darker −40%#359AA3
More saturated +25%#B0EEF4
Less saturated −25%#C6DCDE

Channel breakdown

R187
G229
B233
Red187 (73.3%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue185.22°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G E5 · B E9

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