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Recognised as Colour

#B0BBDC

  • #B0BBDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0BBDC is a blue with RGB values 176, 187, 220 and HSL 225°, 39%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0BBDC#B0BBDC
HEX#B0BBDC
RGBrgb(176, 187, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.7333, 0.8627
RGB percentages69%, 73.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(225, 38.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 20%, 86.3%)
CMYK20%, 15%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,582,428
CSS custom property--colour: #B0BBDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#4F4423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2BDDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEBADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A6C1C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.6Thistle · ΔE 13.8Light blue · ΔE 17.2Lavender · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18Silver · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD1B0
Analogous#B0D1DC, #BBB0DC
Triadic#DCB0BB, #BBDCB0
Split complementary#DCBBB0, #D1DCB0
Tetradic#DCB0D1, #DCD1B0, #B0DCBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F8FB
Lighter +10%#D3D9EC
Darker −10%#8D9DCC
Darker −20%#697EBD
Darker −30%#4B62A8
Darker −40%#3B4D85
More saturated +25%#A2B4EA
Less saturated −25%#BEC2CE

Channel breakdown

R176
G187
B220
Red176 (69%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)38.6%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G BB · B DC

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