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Colour

#BBC2CD

  • #BBC2CD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BBC2CD is a blue with RGB values 187, 194, 205 and HSL 217°, 15%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBC2CD#BBC2CD
HEX#BBC2CD
RGBrgb(187, 194, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7608, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.3%, 76.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(216.7, 15.3%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 8.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK8.8%, 5.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,101
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#443D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC2CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B7C4C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.4Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9Light grey · ΔE 9Dark grey · ΔE 11Gainsboro · ΔE 11.5Light blue · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC6BB
Analogous#BBCBCD, #BDBBCD
Triadic#CDBBC2, #C2CDBB
Split complementary#CDBDBB, #CBCDBB
Tetradic#CDBBCB, #CDC6BB, #BBCDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F7F8
Lighter +10%#D8DCE3
Darker −10%#9EA8B7
Darker −20%#808DA2
Darker −30%#65738A
Darker −40%#505B6C
More saturated +25%#ACBFDC
Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R187
G194
B205
Red187 (73.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue216.67°
Saturation (HSL)15.25%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C2 · B CD

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