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Recognised as Colour

#BBCBDB

  • #BBCBDB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCBDB is a blue with RGB values 187, 203, 219 and HSL 210°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBCBDB#BBCBDB
HEX#BBCBDB
RGBrgb(187, 203, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7961, 0.8588
RGB percentages73.3%, 79.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(210, 30.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 14.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK14.6%, 7.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,419
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCBDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#443424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CBDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C8DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B3CFD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.1Light blue · ΔE 9.3Silver · ΔE 10.5Light grey · ΔE 10.6Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Lavender · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBCBBB
Analogous#BBDBDB, #BBBBDB
Triadic#DBBBCB, #CBDBBB
Split complementary#DBBBBB, #DBDBBB
Tetradic#DBBBDB, #DBCBBB, #BBDBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#DCE5ED
Darker −10%#9AB2C9
Darker −20%#7898B8
Darker −30%#587FA5
Darker −40%#466584
More saturated +25%#AECBE8
Less saturated −25%#C8CBCE

Channel breakdown

R187
G203
B219
Red187 (73.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CB · B DB

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