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Recognised as Colour

#BBB3D8

  • #BBB3D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BBB3D8 is a blue with RGB values 187, 179, 216 and HSL 253°, 32%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BBB3D8#BBB3D8
HEX#BBB3D8
RGBrgb(187, 179, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.702, 0.8471
RGB percentages73.3%, 70.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(253, 32.2%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 17.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK13.4%, 17.1%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,301,272
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB3D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47763WCAG 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 10.55:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#444C27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB8DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACB7D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B6B8BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.4Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Lavender · ΔE 19.9Silver · ΔE 20.5Dark grey · ΔE 21Light grey · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0D8B3
Analogous#B3BED8, #CDB3D8
Triadic#D8BBB3, #B3D8BB
Split complementary#D8CDB3, #BED8B3
Tetradic#D8B3BE, #D0D8B3, #B3D8CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F6FB
Lighter +10%#D9D5E9
Darker −10%#9D91C7
Darker −20%#7F70B5
Darker −30%#6352A0
Darker −40%#4E417E
More saturated +25%#B3A5E6
Less saturated −25%#C3C1CA

Channel breakdown

R187
G179
B216
Red187 (73.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue252.97°
Saturation (HSL)32.17%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G B3 · B D8

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