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Colour

#B8BBC8

  • #B8BBC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#B8BBC8 is a blue with RGB values 184, 187, 200 and HSL 229°, 13%, 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

#B8BBC8#B8BBC8
HEX#B8BBC8
RGBrgb(184, 187, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.7333, 0.7843
RGB percentages72.2%, 73.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(228.8, 12.7%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 8%, 78.4%)
CMYK8%, 6.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,106,696
CSS custom property--colour: #B8BBC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#474437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BCC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BBC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B5BDBFno 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 text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.3Light steelblue · ΔE 9.1Dark grey · ΔE 9.8Light grey · ΔE 11.1Thistle · ΔE 12.6Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8C5B8
Analogous#B8C3C8, #BDB8C8
Triadic#C8B8BB, #BBC8B8
Split complementary#C8BDB8, #C3C8B8
Tetradic#C8B8C3, #C8C5B8, #B8C8BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F2F5
Lighter +10%#D5D7DE
Darker −10%#9B9FB2
Darker −20%#7F849B
Darker −30%#656A82
Darker −40%#4F5365
More saturated +25%#A8B1D8
Less saturated −25%#C0C0C0

Channel breakdown

R184
G187
B200
Red184 (72.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue228.75°
Saturation (HSL)12.7%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G BB · B C8

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