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Recognised as Colour

#BBC8D7

  • #BBC8D7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBC8D7 is a blue with RGB values 187, 200, 215 and HSL 212°, 26%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBC8D7#BBC8D7
HEX#BBC8D7
RGBrgb(187, 200, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7843, 0.8431
RGB percentages73.3%, 78.4%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(212.1, 25.9%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 13%, 84.3%)
CMYK13%, 7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,647
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC8D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#443728

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C8D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C5D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B4CBCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.4Silver · ΔE 9.4Light grey · ΔE 10.1Light blue · ΔE 10.5Gainsboro · ΔE 11.9Lavender · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7CABB
Analogous#BBD6D7, #BCBBD7
Triadic#D7BBC8, #C8D7BB
Split complementary#D7BCBB, #D6D7BB
Tetradic#D7BBD6, #D7CABB, #BBD7BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFD
Lighter +10%#DBE2EA
Darker −10%#9BAEC4
Darker −20%#7B94B1
Darker −30%#5C7A9D
Darker −40%#49617D
More saturated +25%#AEC7E5
Less saturated −25%#C9C9CA

Channel breakdown

R187
G200
B215
Red187 (73.3%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue212.14°
Saturation (HSL)25.93%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G C8 · B D7

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