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Recognised as Colour

#BBBDD2

  • #BBBDD2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBBDD2 is a blue with RGB values 187, 189, 210 and HSL 235°, 20%, 78%. 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

#BBBDD2#BBBDD2
HEX#BBBDD2
RGBrgb(187, 189, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7412, 0.8235
RGB percentages73.3%, 74.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(234.8, 20.4%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 11%, 82.4%)
CMYK11%, 10%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,303,826
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBDD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#44422D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BFD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BED1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B6C0C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.6Thistle · ΔE 10.4Silver · ΔE 11.3Light grey · ΔE 13.6Dark grey · ΔE 13.7Lavender · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)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#D2D0BB
Analogous#BBC8D2, #C4BBD2
Triadic#D2BBBD, #BDD2BB
Split complementary#D2C4BB, #C8D2BB
Tetradic#D2BBC8, #D2D0BB, #BBD2C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F9FB
Lighter +10%#DADBE6
Darker −10%#9C9FBE
Darker −20%#7E81A9
Darker −30%#616593
Darker −40%#4D5074
More saturated +25%#ADB1E0
Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R187
G189
B210
Red187 (73.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue234.78°
Saturation (HSL)20.35%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BD · B D2

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