Recognised as Colour
#BBC0DF
- #BBC0DF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BBC0DF is a blue with RGB values 187, 192, 223 and HSL 232°, 36%, 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
#BBC0DF#BBC0DF
HEX#BBC0DF
RGBrgb(187, 192, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7529, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.3%, 75.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(231.7, 36%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 16.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 13.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,607
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC0DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#443F20
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFDABB
Analogous#BBD2DF, #C8BBDF
Triadic#DFBBC0, #C0DFBB
Split complementary#DFC8BB, #D2DFBB
Tetradic#DFBBD2, #DFDABB, #BBDFC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G192
B223
Red187 (73.3%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue231.67°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C0 · B DF
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