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Recognised as Colour

#BBC0DB

  • #BBC0DB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC0DB is a blue with RGB values 187, 192, 219 and HSL 231°, 31%, 80%. 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

#BBC0DB#BBC0DB
HEX#BBC0DB
RGBrgb(187, 192, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7529, 0.8588
RGB percentages73.3%, 75.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(230.6, 30.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 14.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK14.6%, 12.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,603
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC0DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#443F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C2DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C0DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B4C5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.1Thistle · ΔE 10.9Lavender · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 15.9Light grey · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD6BB
Analogous#BBD0DB, #C6BBDB
Triadic#DBBBC0, #C0DBBB
Split complementary#DBC6BB, #D0DBBB
Tetradic#DBBBD0, #DBD6BB, #BBDBC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#DCDFED
Darker −10%#9AA1C9
Darker −20%#7882B8
Darker −30%#5864A5
Darker −40%#465084
More saturated +25%#AEB7E8
Less saturated −25%#C8C9CE

Channel breakdown

R187
G192
B219
Red187 (73.3%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue230.62°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C0 · B DB

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