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Recognised as Colour

#BBC3D3

  • #BBC3D3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC3D3 is a blue with RGB values 187, 195, 211 and HSL 220°, 21%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC3D3#BBC3D3
HEX#BBC3D3
RGBrgb(187, 195, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7647, 0.8275
RGB percentages73.3%, 76.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(220, 21.4%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 11.4%, 82.7%)
CMYK11.4%, 7.6%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,363
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC3D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#443C2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC4D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC2D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B6C6C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Silver · ΔE 9Light grey · ΔE 10.7Light blue · ΔE 12.7Gainsboro · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3CBBB
Analogous#BBCFD3, #BFBBD3
Triadic#D3BBC3, #C3D3BB
Split complementary#D3BFBB, #CFD3BB
Tetradic#D3BBCF, #D3CBBB, #BBD3BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFB
Lighter +10%#DADEE7
Darker −10%#9CA8BF
Darker −20%#7D8CAB
Darker −30%#607295
Darker −40%#4C5A76
More saturated +25%#ADBEE1
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R187
G195
B211
Red187 (73.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C3 · B D3

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