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Colour

#B6BBCB

  • #B6BBCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6BBCB is a blue with RGB values 182, 187, 203 and HSL 226°, 17%, 75%. 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

#B6BBCB#B6BBCB
HEX#B6BBCB
RGBrgb(182, 187, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7333, 0.7961
RGB percentages71.4%, 73.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(225.7, 16.8%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 10.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK10.3%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,975,627
CSS custom property--colour: #B6BBCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#494434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BCCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B1BEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.5Silver · ΔE 8.9Dark grey · ΔE 11Light grey · ΔE 12.3Thistle · ΔE 12.5Gainsboro · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC6B6
Analogous#B6C5CB, #BCB6CB
Triadic#CBB6BB, #BBCBB6
Split complementary#CBBCB6, #C5CBB6
Tetradic#CBB6C5, #CBC6B6, #B6CBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F2F5
Lighter +10%#D4D7E0
Darker −10%#989FB6
Darker −20%#7A84A1
Darker −30%#616A87
Darker −40%#4B536A
More saturated +25%#A6B3DB
Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R182
G187
B203
Red182 (71.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)16.8%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G BB · B CB

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