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Colour

#BBF9FF

  • #BBF9FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBF9FF is a cyan with RGB values 187, 249, 255 and HSL 185°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BBF9FF#BBF9FF
HEX#BBF9FF
RGBrgb(187, 249, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9765, 1
RGB percentages73.3%, 97.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(185.3, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.3, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 2.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,319,231
CSS custom property--colour: #BBF9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.11:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#440600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0F4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3EAFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A4FEFBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.2Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Light cyan · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 12.7Azure · ΔE 15.8Alice blue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 5.19, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC1BB
Analogous#BBFFE3, #BBD7FF
Triadic#FFBBF9, #F9FFBB
Split complementary#FFBBD7, #FFE3BB
Tetradic#E3BBFF, #FFC1BB, #D7FFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEFEFF
Darker −10%#88F5FF
Darker −20%#55F0FF
Darker −30%#22ECFF
Darker −40%#00D9EE
More saturated +25%#BBF9FF
Less saturated −25%#C3F2F7

Channel breakdown

R187
G249
B255
Red187 (73.3%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue185.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G F9 · B FF

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