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Recognised as Colour

#BBE8EF

  • #BBE8EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BBE8EF is a cyan with RGB values 187, 232, 239 and HSL 188°, 62%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BBE8EF#BBE8EF
HEX#BBE8EF
RGBrgb(187, 232, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9098, 0.9373
RGB percentages73.3%, 91%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(188.1, 61.9%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 21.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK21.8%, 2.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,314,863
CSS custom property--colour: #BBE8EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.9:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#441710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E4F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DDEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ABECEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.2Light blue · ΔE 6.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 7Light cyan · ΔE 10.4Azure · ΔE 14.2Alice blue · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.25, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFC2BB
Analogous#BBEFDC, #BBCEEF
Triadic#EFBBE8, #E8EFBB
Split complementary#EFBBCE, #EFDCBB
Tetradic#DCBBEF, #EFC2BB, #CEEFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4F6F9
Darker −10%#92DAE5
Darker −20%#68CCDC
Darker −30%#3FBED2
Darker −40%#2AA1B4
More saturated +25%#B0F0FA
Less saturated −25%#C5E0E4

Channel breakdown

R187
G232
B239
Red187 (73.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue188.08°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G E8 · B EF

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