Colour
#BCBBCB
- #BCBBCB
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBBCB is a blue with RGB values 188, 187, 203 and HSL 244°, 13%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCBBCB#BCBBCB
HEX#BCBBCB
RGBrgb(188, 187, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7333, 0.7961
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(243.8, 13.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 7.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK7.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,843
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBBCB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#434434
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CACBBB
Analogous#BBC2CB, #C4BBCB
Triadic#CBBCBB, #BBCBBC
Split complementary#CBC4BB, #C2CBBB
Tetradic#CBBBC2, #CACBBB, #BBCBC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G187
B203
Red188 (73.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue243.75°
Saturation (HSL)13.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BB · B CB
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