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Colour

#B8BBC5

  • #B8BBC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#B8BBC5 is a blue with RGB values 184, 187, 197 and HSL 226°, 10%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#B8BBC5#B8BBC5
HEX#B8BBC5
RGBrgb(184, 187, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7333, 0.7725
RGB percentages72.2%, 73.3%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(226.2, 10.1%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 6.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK6.6%, 5.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,106,693
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BBC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.95:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#47443A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BCC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BBC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#B5BDBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 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 text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.8Dark grey · ΔE 8.6Light grey · ΔE 10.2Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Gainsboro · ΔE 13Thistle · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5C2B8
Analogous#B8C2C5, #BCB8C5
Triadic#C5B8BB, #BBC5B8
Split complementary#C5BCB8, #C2C5B8
Tetradic#C5B8C2, #C5C2B8, #B8C5BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F1F3
Lighter +10%#D4D6DC
Darker −10%#9CA0AE
Darker −20%#808597
Darker −30%#676C7D
Darker −40%#505461
More saturated +25%#A8B2D5
Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R184
G187
B197
Red184 (72.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue226.15°
Saturation (HSL)10.08%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G BB · B C5

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