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Colour

#BBBFCA

  • #BBBFCA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BBBFCA is a blue with RGB values 187, 191, 202 and HSL 224°, 12%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBBFCA#BBBFCA
HEX#BBBFCA
RGBrgb(187, 191, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.749, 0.7922
RGB percentages73.3%, 74.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(224, 12.4%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 7.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK7.4%, 5.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,330
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBFCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52091WCAG 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 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#444035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC0CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B8C1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.1Light grey · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Dark grey · ΔE 10.1Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC6BB
Analogous#BBC6CA, #BFBBCA
Triadic#CABBBF, #BFCABB
Split complementary#CABEBB, #C7CABB
Tetradic#CABBC6, #CAC6BB, #BBCABE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F5F7
Lighter +10%#D8DAE0
Darker −10%#9EA4B4
Darker −20%#82899D
Darker −30%#676F85
Darker −40%#515768
More saturated +25%#ACB8D9
Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R187
G191
B202
Red187 (73.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue224°
Saturation (HSL)12.4%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BF · B CA

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