Colour

#B7BAC2

#B7BAC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#B7BAC2 is a blue with RGB values 183, 186, 194 and HSL 224°, 8%, 74%. 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

#B7BAC2#B7BAC2

HEX#B7BAC2

RGBrgb(183, 186, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7294, 0.7608

RGB percentages71.8%, 72.9%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(223.6, 8.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 5.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK5.7%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,040,898

CSS custom property--colour: #B7BAC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#48453D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8BAC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7BAC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#B5BBBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 4.9 Dark grey · ΔE 7.7 Light grey · ΔE 10.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 13 Thistle · ΔE 14.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.94, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C2BFB7

Analogous#B7C0C2, #BAB7C2

Triadic#C2B7BA, #BAC2B7

Split complementary#C2BAB7, #C0C2B7

Tetradic#C2B7C0, #C2BFB7, #B7C2BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEEFF1

Lighter +10%#D3D4D9

Darker −10%#9BA0AB

Darker −20%#808593

Darker −30%#676C79

Darker −40%#4F535E

More saturated +25%#A6B2D3

Less saturated −25%#BDBDBD

Channel breakdown

R183

G186

B194

Red183 (71.8%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)8.27%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G BA · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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