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Colour

#B7BAC7

  • #B7BAC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#B7BAC7 is a blue with RGB values 183, 186, 199 and HSL 229°, 13%, 75%. 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

#B7BAC7#B7BAC7
HEX#B7BAC7
RGBrgb(183, 186, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7294, 0.7804
RGB percentages71.8%, 72.9%, 78%
HSLhsl(228.8, 12.5%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 8%, 78%)
CMYK8%, 6.5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,040,903
CSS custom property--colour: #B7BAC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#484538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BBC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BAC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B4BCBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 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 text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.4Light steelblue · ΔE 9.2Dark grey · ΔE 9.5Light grey · ΔE 11.4Thistle · ΔE 12.8Gainsboro · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7C4B7
Analogous#B7C2C7, #BCB7C7
Triadic#C7B7BA, #BAC7B7
Split complementary#C7BCB7, #C2C7B7
Tetradic#C7B7C2, #C7C4B7, #B7C7BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F1F4
Lighter +10%#D4D5DD
Darker −10%#9A9FB1
Darker −20%#7E839A
Darker −30%#646A81
Darker −40%#4E5264
More saturated +25%#A7B0D7
Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R183
G186
B199
Red183 (71.8%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue228.75°
Saturation (HSL)12.5%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G BA · B C7

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