Recognised as Colour
#BBB8DE
- #BBB8DE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BBB8DE is a blue with RGB values 187, 184, 222 and HSL 245°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BBB8DE#BBB8DE
HEX#BBB8DE
RGBrgb(187, 184, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7216, 0.8706
RGB percentages73.3%, 72.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(244.7, 36.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.7, 17.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.8%, 17.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,302,558
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB8DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#444721
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBDEB8
Analogous#B8C8DE, #CEB8DE
Triadic#DEBBB8, #B8DEBB
Split complementary#DECEB8, #C8DEB8
Tetradic#DEB8C8, #DBDEB8, #B8DECE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G184
B222
Red187 (73.3%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue244.74°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G B8 · B DE
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