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Colour

#BBECFF

  • #BBECFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BBECFF is a cyan with RGB values 187, 236, 255 and HSL 197°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BBECFF#BBECFF
HEX#BBECFF
RGBrgb(187, 236, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9255, 1
RGB percentages73.3%, 92.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(196.8, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 7.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,315,903
CSS custom property--colour: #BBECFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.56:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#441300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7E1FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A6F2F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.4Powder blue · ΔE 8.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4Light cyan · ΔE 13.2Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Alice blue · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCEBB
Analogous#BBFFF0, #BBCAFF
Triadic#FFBBEC, #ECFFBB
Split complementary#FFBBCA, #FFF0BB
Tetradic#F0BBFF, #FFCEBB, #CAFFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEFAFF
Darker −10%#88DEFF
Darker −20%#55D0FF
Darker −30%#22C1FF
Darker −40%#00ACEE
More saturated +25%#BBECFF
Less saturated −25%#C3E8F7

Channel breakdown

R187
G236
B255
Red187 (73.3%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue196.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G EC · B FF

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