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Colour

#B2BCC5

  • #B2BCC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#B2BCC5 is a blue with RGB values 178, 188, 197 and HSL 208°, 14%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B2BCC5#B2BCC5
HEX#B2BCC5
RGBrgb(178, 188, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.7373, 0.7725
RGB percentages69.8%, 73.7%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(208.4, 14.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 9.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK9.6%, 4.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,713,733
CSS custom property--colour: #B2BCC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.89:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#4D433A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BCC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BAC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ADBEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.3Dark grey · ΔE 8.8Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Light grey · ΔE 10.6Gainsboro · ΔE 13.4Light blue · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5BBB2
Analogous#B2C5C5, #B2B3C5
Triadic#C5B2BC, #BCC5B2
Split complementary#C5B2B3, #C5C4B2
Tetradic#C5B2C5, #C5BBB2, #B3C5B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEFF1
Lighter +10%#CFD5DB
Darker −10%#95A3AF
Darker −20%#788999
Darker −30%#5F707F
Darker −40%#495662
More saturated +25%#A1BDD6
Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R178
G188
B197
Red178 (69.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue208.42°
Saturation (HSL)14.07%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G BC · B C5

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