Recognised as Colour
#BBC0DA
- #BBC0DA
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BBC0DA is a blue with RGB values 187, 192, 218 and HSL 230°, 30%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BBC0DA#BBC0DA
HEX#BBC0DA
RGBrgb(187, 192, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7529, 0.8549
RGB percentages73.3%, 75.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(230.3, 29.5%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 14.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK14.2%, 11.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,602
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC0DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#443F25
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DAD5BB
Analogous#BBD0DA, #C5BBDA
Triadic#DABBC0, #C0DABB
Split complementary#DAC5BB, #D0DABB
Tetradic#DABBD0, #DAD5BB, #BBDAC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G192
B218
Red187 (73.3%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue230.32°
Saturation (HSL)29.52%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C0 · B DA
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