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Recognised as Colour

#BBC8D2

  • #BBC8D2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BBC8D2 is a blue with RGB values 187, 200, 210 and HSL 206°, 20%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBC8D2#BBC8D2
HEX#BBC8D2
RGBrgb(187, 200, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7843, 0.8235
RGB percentages73.3%, 78.4%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(206.1, 20.4%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.1, 11%, 82.4%)
CMYK11%, 4.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,642
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC8D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#44372D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C8D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C5D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B5CACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.3Light grey · ΔE 8.4Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5Light blue · ΔE 10.6Dark grey · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2C5BB
Analogous#BBD2D0, #BBBCD2
Triadic#D2BBC8, #C8D2BB
Split complementary#D2BBBC, #D2D0BB
Tetradic#D0BBD2, #D2C5BB, #BCD2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FAFB
Lighter +10%#DAE1E6
Darker −10%#9CAFBE
Darker −20%#7E96A9
Darker −30%#617D93
Darker −40%#4D6374
More saturated +25%#ADCAE0
Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R187
G200
B210
Red187 (73.3%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue206.09°
Saturation (HSL)20.35%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C8 · B D2

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