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Recognised as Colour

#BBC5D2

  • #BBC5D2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC5D2 is a blue with RGB values 187, 197, 210 and HSL 214°, 20%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC5D2#BBC5D2
HEX#BBC5D2
RGBrgb(187, 197, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7725, 0.8235
RGB percentages73.3%, 77.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(213.9, 20.4%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 11%, 82.4%)
CMYK11%, 6.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,874
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC5D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#443A2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C5D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC3D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B6C8C9no 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 text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.6Silver · ΔE 7.8Light grey · ΔE 9.4Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 11.7Dark grey · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2C8BB
Analogous#BBD1D2, #BCBBD2
Triadic#D2BBC5, #C5D2BB
Split complementary#D2BCBB, #D1D2BB
Tetradic#D2BBD1, #D2C8BB, #BBD2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F9FB
Lighter +10%#DADFE6
Darker −10%#9CABBE
Darker −20%#7E91A9
Darker −30%#617793
Darker −40%#4D5E74
More saturated +25%#ADC3E0
Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R187
G197
B210
Red187 (73.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue213.91°
Saturation (HSL)20.35%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C5 · B D2

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