Colour

#BBBBC7

#BBBBC7
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBBBC7 is a blue with RGB values 187, 187, 199 and HSL 240°, 10%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBBBC7#BBBBC7

HEX#BBBBC7

RGBrgb(187, 187, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7333, 0.7804

RGB percentages73.3%, 73.3%, 78%

HSLhsl(240, 9.7%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 6%, 78%)

CMYK6%, 6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,303,303

CSS custom property--colour: #BBBBC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#444438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8BCC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8BCC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B9BDBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.6 Dark grey · ΔE 9.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1 Light grey · ΔE 10.6 Thistle · ΔE 12 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C7C7BB

Analogous#BBC1C7, #C1BBC7

Triadic#C7BBBB, #BBC7BB

Split complementary#C7C1BB, #C1C7BB

Tetradic#C7BBC1, #C7C7BB, #BBC7C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F3F5

Lighter +10%#D7D7DE

Darker −10%#9F9FB0

Darker −20%#838399

Darker −30%#696980

Darker −40%#525264

More saturated +25%#ABABD7

Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R187

G187

B199

Red187 (73.3%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)9.68%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G BB · B C7

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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