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Recognised as Colour

#BBBECF

  • #BBBECF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBBECF is a blue with RGB values 187, 190, 207 and HSL 231°, 17%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBBECF#BBBECF
HEX#BBBECF
RGBrgb(187, 190, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7451, 0.8118
RGB percentages73.3%, 74.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(231, 17.2%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 9.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK9.7%, 8.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,079
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51897WCAG 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 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#444130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BABFD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BECFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B7C1C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 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 text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Silver · ΔE 9.2Thistle · ΔE 11.3Light grey · ΔE 11.7Dark grey · ΔE 12.1Gainsboro · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCCBB
Analogous#BBC8CF, #C2BBCF
Triadic#CFBBBE, #BECFBB
Split complementary#CFC2BB, #C8CFBB
Tetradic#CFBBC8, #CFCCBB, #BBCFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F7F9
Lighter +10%#D9DBE4
Darker −10%#9DA1BA
Darker −20%#7F85A5
Darker −30%#646A8D
Darker −40%#4F546F
More saturated +25%#ACB4DD
Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R187
G190
B207
Red187 (73.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue231°
Saturation (HSL)17.24%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BE · B CF

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