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Recognised as Colour

#BBC4D1

  • #BBC4D1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BBC4D1 is a blue with RGB values 187, 196, 209 and HSL 215°, 19%, 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 Silver.

Colour values

#BBC4D1#BBC4D1
HEX#BBC4D1
RGBrgb(187, 196, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7686, 0.8196
RGB percentages73.3%, 76.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(215.5, 19.3%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 10.5%, 82%)
CMYK10.5%, 6.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,617
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC4D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#443B2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C4D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC2D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B6C7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.7Light steelblue · ΔE 7.7Light grey · ΔE 9.5Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7Light blue · ΔE 12.1Dark grey · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1C8BB
Analogous#BBCFD1, #BDBBD1
Triadic#D1BBC4, #C4D1BB
Split complementary#D1BDBB, #CFD1BB
Tetradic#D1BBCF, #D1C8BB, #BBD1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F9FA
Lighter +10%#D9DEE6
Darker −10%#9DAABC
Darker −20%#7E8FA8
Darker −30%#627591
Darker −40%#4D5D73
More saturated +25%#ADC1DF
Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R187
G196
B209
Red187 (73.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue215.45°
Saturation (HSL)19.3%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C4 · B D1

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