Colour
#BBB8CA
- #BBB8CA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BBB8CA is a blue with RGB values 187, 184, 202 and HSL 250°, 15%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BBB8CA#BBB8CA
HEX#BBB8CA
RGBrgb(187, 184, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7216, 0.7922
RGB percentages73.3%, 72.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(250, 14.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 8.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK7.4%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,302,538
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB8CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#444735
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7CAB8
Analogous#B8BECA, #C4B8CA
Triadic#CABBB8, #B8CABB
Split complementary#CAC4B8, #BECAB8
Tetradic#CAB8BE, #C7CAB8, #B8CAC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G184
B202
Red187 (73.3%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)14.52%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G B8 · B CA
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