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Recognised as Colour

#BBB8EC

  • #BBB8EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BBB8EC is a blue with RGB values 187, 184, 236 and HSL 243°, 58%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BBB8EC#BBB8EC
HEX#BBB8EC
RGBrgb(187, 184, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7216, 0.9255
RGB percentages73.3%, 72.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(243.5, 57.8%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 22%, 92.5%)
CMYK20.8%, 22%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,302,572
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#444713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBEEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AABCEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B1C1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Plum · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23Lavender · ΔE 23.4Sky blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9ECB8
Analogous#B8CFEC, #D5B8EC
Triadic#ECBBB8, #B8ECBB
Split complementary#ECD5B8, #CFECB8
Tetradic#ECB8CF, #E9ECB8, #B8ECD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2E0F7
Darker −10%#9490E1
Darker −20%#6E68D6
Darker −30%#473FCC
Darker −40%#352EAA
More saturated +25%#B1ADF7
Less saturated −25%#C5C3E1

Channel breakdown

R187
G184
B236
Red187 (73.3%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue243.46°
Saturation (HSL)57.78%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G B8 · B EC

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