Colour

#B7BCC8

#B7BCC8
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#B7BCC8 is a blue with RGB values 183, 188, 200 and HSL 222°, 13%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B7BCC8#B7BCC8

HEX#B7BCC8

RGBrgb(183, 188, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.7373, 0.7843

RGB percentages71.8%, 73.7%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(222.4, 13.4%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 8.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK8.5%, 6%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,041,416

CSS custom property--colour: #B7BCC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#484337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BDC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7BBC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B3BEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.1 Dark grey · ΔE 9.6 Light grey · ΔE 10.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.3 Thistle · ΔE 13.5

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8C3B7

Analogous#B7C5C8, #BAB7C8

Triadic#C8B7BC, #BCC8B7

Split complementary#C8BBB7, #C5C8B7

Tetradic#C8B7C5, #C8C3B7, #B7C8BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F2F4

Lighter +10%#D4D7DE

Darker −10%#9AA1B2

Darker −20%#7D869C

Darker −30%#646D82

Darker −40%#4E5565

More saturated +25%#A7B5D8

Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R183

G188

B200

Red183 (71.8%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue222.35°

Saturation (HSL)13.39%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G BC · B C8

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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