Recognised as Colour
#BBBBDC
- #BBBBDC
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BBBBDC is a blue with RGB values 187, 187, 220 and HSL 240°, 32%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BBBBDC#BBBBDC
HEX#BBBBDC
RGBrgb(187, 187, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7333, 0.8627
RGB percentages73.3%, 73.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(240, 32%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 15%, 86.3%)
CMYK15%, 15%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,324
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBBDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#444423
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DCDCBB
Analogous#BBCCDC, #CCBBDC
Triadic#DCBBBB, #BBDCBB
Split complementary#DCCCBB, #CCDCBB
Tetradic#DCBBCC, #DCDCBB, #BBDCCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G187
B220
Red187 (73.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)32.04%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BB · B DC
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