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Colour

#BBBEC7

  • #BBBEC7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BBBEC7 is a blue with RGB values 187, 190, 199 and HSL 225°, 10%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBBEC7#BBBEC7
HEX#BBBEC7
RGBrgb(187, 190, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7451, 0.7804
RGB percentages73.3%, 74.5%, 78%
HSLhsl(225, 9.7%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 6%, 78%)
CMYK6%, 4.5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,071
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBEC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#444138

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCBFC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBEC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#B9C0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5Light grey · ΔE 9Dark grey · ΔE 9.2Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Gainsboro · ΔE 11.8Thistle · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 4.98, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7C4BB
Analogous#BBC4C7, #BEBBC7
Triadic#C7BBBE, #BEC7BB
Split complementary#C7BEBB, #C4C7BB
Tetradic#C7BBC4, #C7C4BB, #BBC7BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F3F5
Lighter +10%#D7D9DE
Darker −10%#9FA3B0
Darker −20%#838999
Darker −30%#696F80
Darker −40%#525764
More saturated +25%#ABB6D7
Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R187
G190
B199
Red187 (73.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BE · B C7

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