#b0ccda Color Information

#b0ccda Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b0ccda, and its official name is Essex Blue. In RGB, it consists of 69.0% Red, 80.0% Green, and 85.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 19.3% Cyan, 6.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 200.0°, with saturation of 36.2% and lightness of 77.3%. The decimal value for #b0ccda is 11586778, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b0ccda is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#b0ccda Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorEssex Blue Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color176, 204, 218 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.0%, 80.0%, 85.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.310, 0.200, 0.145 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.193, 0.064, 0, 0.145 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color200.0°, 36.2%, 77.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color200.0°, 19.3%, 85.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color52.152, 57.478, 74.675 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color176, 193, 218 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11586778 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color80.448, -6.385, -10.085 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)80.448, 11.937, 237.664 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color80.448, -15.251, -14.542 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color75.814, -9.885, -5.330 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.283, 0.312, 57.478 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289776858 / 0xffb0ccda Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cccc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #b0ccda

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b0ccda, its pure hue is 200.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.2%, and its lightness is 77.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b0ccda, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161a1b to #9ab3bf.

Tints of #b0ccda

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b0ccda, its pure hue is 200.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.2%, and its lightness is 77.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b0ccda, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bad2df to #f5f9fa.

Tones of #b0ccda

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b0ccda, its pure hue is 200.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b0ccda, which range from #c5c5c5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #8bd8ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b0ccda

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b0ccda! For #b0ccda, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b0ccda. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b0ccda

This color, #b0ccda, consists of 69.0% Red, 80.0% Green, and 85.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 176, Green = 204, Blue = 218. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b0ccda is 19.3% Cyan, 6.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.0%
C19.3%
G80.0%
M6.4%
B85.5%
Y0.0%
K14.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 176 204 218
Octal 260 314 332
Hexa #b0 #cc #da
Binary 10110000 11001100 11011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 19 6 0 14
Octal 23 6 0 16
Hexa #13 #06 #00 #0e
Binary 00010011 00000110 00000000 00001110

Analogous Colors of #b0ccda

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b0ccda — which has hue 200.0° — its analogous colors are located at 170.0° and 230.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b0ccda.

Triadic Colors of #b0ccda

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b0ccda — which has hue 200.0° — its triadic colors are located at 80.0° and 320.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b0ccda.

Complementary Color of #b0ccda

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b0ccda — which has hue 200.0° — its complementary color is located at 20.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b0ccda.

Split Complementary Colors of #b0ccda

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b0ccda — which has hue 200.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 50.0° and 350.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b0ccda.

Tetradic Colors of #b0ccda

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b0ccda — which has hue 200.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 110.0°, 200.0°, 290.0°, and 20.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b0ccda.

Monochromatic Colors of #b0ccda

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b0ccda, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #98adb8 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d2e7f2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b0ccda

We want to make getting started with #b0ccda on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b0ccda into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b0ccda can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b0ccda with other HTML elements.

#b0ccda Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b0ccda.
<span style="color: #b0ccda;">The color of this text is #b0ccda.</span>

#b0ccda Background Color

The background color for this text is #b0ccda.
<div style="background-color: #b0ccda; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b0ccda.</div>

#b0ccda Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b0ccda.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b0ccda;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b0ccda.</span>

#b0ccda Border Color

This is a div with border color #b0ccda.
<div style="border: #b0ccda 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b0ccda.</div>

#b0ccda Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b0ccda on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b0ccda; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b0ccda on a white background.</div></div>

#b0ccda Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b0ccda on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b0ccda; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b0ccda on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b0ccda to White

This is a gradient from #b0ccda to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b0ccda,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b0ccda,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b0ccda,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b0ccda,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b0ccda to white.</div>

Gradient from #b0ccda to Black

This is a gradient from #b0ccda to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b0ccda,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b0ccda,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b0ccda,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b0ccda,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b0ccda to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b0ccda

In addition to using #b0ccda on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b0ccda in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b0ccda, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 176, Green = 204, Blue = 218). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b0ccda in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b0ccda
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(176, 204, 218)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b0ccda; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b0ccda; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b0ccda; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(176, 204, 218);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b0ccda")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:176, green:204, blue:218, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:176 green:204 blue:218 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(176f, 204f, 218f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(176, 204, 218);
 

#b0ccda Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b0ccda the same way. For those with color blindness, #b0ccda might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b0ccda looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b0ccda is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b0ccda looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b0ccda will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b0ccda is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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