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Recognised as Colour

#BBBFCE

  • #BBBFCE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBBFCE is a blue with RGB values 187, 191, 206 and HSL 227°, 16%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBBFCE#BBBFCE
HEX#BBBFCE
RGBrgb(187, 191, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.749, 0.8078
RGB percentages73.3%, 74.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(227.4, 16.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 9.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK9.2%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,334
CSS custom property--colour: #BBBFCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#444031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC0CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABFCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B7C2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8Silver · ΔE 8.1Light grey · ΔE 10.8Dark grey · ΔE 11.6Thistle · ΔE 12Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECABB
Analogous#BBC8CE, #C0BBCE
Triadic#CEBBBF, #BFCEBB
Split complementary#CEC0BB, #C8CEBB
Tetradic#CEBBC9, #CECABB, #BBCEC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F7F9
Lighter +10%#D9DBE3
Darker −10%#9DA3B9
Darker −20%#8087A3
Darker −30%#656D8B
Darker −40%#4F566E
More saturated +25%#ACB7DD
Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R187
G191
B206
Red187 (73.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue227.37°
Saturation (HSL)16.24%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G BF · B CE

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