Recognised as Colour

#BBC0CB

#BBC0CB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBC0CB is a blue with RGB values 187, 192, 203 and HSL 221°, 13%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBC0CB#BBC0CB

HEX#BBC0CB

RGBrgb(187, 192, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7529, 0.7961

RGB percentages73.3%, 75.3%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(221.2, 13.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 7.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK7.9%, 5.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,304,587

CSS custom property--colour: #BBC0CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#443F34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDC1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCBFCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B8C2C3no 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 text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.1 Light grey · ΔE 9.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.3 Dark grey · ΔE 10.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.8 Thistle · ΔE 13.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBC6BB

Analogous#BBC8CB, #BEBBCB

Triadic#CBBBC0, #C0CBBB

Split complementary#CBBEBB, #C8CBBB

Tetradic#CBBBC8, #CBC6BB, #BBCBBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F6F7

Lighter +10%#D8DBE1

Darker −10%#9EA5B5

Darker −20%#818A9F

Darker −30%#677186

Darker −40%#515869

More saturated +25%#ACBADA

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R187

G192

B203

Red187 (73.3%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue221.25°

Saturation (HSL)13.33%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G C0 · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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