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Colour

#B2BBC3

  • #B2BBC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#B2BBC3 is a blue with RGB values 178, 187, 195 and HSL 208°, 12%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B2BBC3#B2BBC3
HEX#B2BBC3
RGBrgb(178, 187, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7333, 0.7647
RGB percentages69.8%, 73.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(208.2, 12.4%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 8.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK8.7%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,713,475
CSS custom property--colour: #B2BBC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#4D443C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BBC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B9C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AEBDBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.8Dark grey · ΔE 8.2Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Light grey · ΔE 10.6Gainsboro · ΔE 13.4Light blue · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3BAB2
Analogous#B2C3C2, #B2B2C3
Triadic#C3B2BB, #BBC3B2
Split complementary#C3B2B2, #C3C2B2
Tetradic#C2B2C3, #C3BAB2, #B2C3B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEEF0
Lighter +10%#CFD4D9
Darker −10%#95A2AD
Darker −20%#798896
Darker −30%#606F7C
Darker −40%#4A555F
More saturated +25%#A1BCD4
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R178
G187
B195
Red178 (69.8%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue208.24°
Saturation (HSL)12.41%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G BB · B C3

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