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Recognised as Colour

#BCAEFD

  • #BCAEFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BCAEFD is a blue with RGB values 188, 174, 253 and HSL 251°, 95%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BCAEFD#BCAEFD
HEX#BCAEFD
RGBrgb(188, 174, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6824, 0.9922
RGB percentages73.7%, 68.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(250.6, 95.2%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 31.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK25.7%, 31.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,565
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAEFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#435102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB7FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AEBBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Thistle · ΔE 29.8Light steelblue · ΔE 31.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFFDAE
Analogous#AEC8FD, #E4AEFD
Triadic#FDBCAE, #AEFDBC
Split complementary#FDE4AE, #C8FDAE
Tetradic#FDAEC8, #EFFDAE, #AEFDE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5E0FE
Darker −10%#937CFC
Darker −20%#6A4AFB
Darker −30%#4019F9
Darker −40%#2B05DA
More saturated +25%#BBACFF
Less saturated −25%#C3B8F3

Channel breakdown

R188
G174
B253
Red188 (73.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue250.63°
Saturation (HSL)95.18%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G AE · B FD

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