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Recognised as Colour

#BBEFDC

  • #BBEFDC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBEFDC is a cyan with RGB values 187, 239, 220 and HSL 158°, 62%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BBEFDC#BBEFDC
HEX#BBEFDC
RGBrgb(187, 239, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9373, 0.8627
RGB percentages73.3%, 93.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(158.1, 61.9%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.1, 21.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK21.8%, 0%, 7.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,316,636
CSS custom property--colour: #BBEFDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.49:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#441023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE8DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E1DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AFF0E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 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 text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.2Powder blue · ΔE 14Light cyan · ΔE 14.6Honeydew · ΔE 15.2Azure · ΔE 18.4Mint cream · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFBBCE
Analogous#BBEFC2, #BBE8EF
Triadic#DCBBEF, #EFDCBB
Split complementary#EFBBE8, #EFC2BB
Tetradic#C2BBEF, #EFBBCE, #E8EFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4F9F1
Darker −10%#92E5C7
Darker −20%#68DCB2
Darker −30%#3FD29C
Darker −40%#2AB482
More saturated +25%#B0FADF
Less saturated −25%#C5E4D9

Channel breakdown

R187
G239
B220
Red187 (73.3%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue158.08°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G EF · B DC

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