Colour
#BCB1DE
- #BCB1DE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCB1DE is a blue with RGB values 188, 177, 222 and HSL 255°, 41%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BCB1DE#BCB1DE
HEX#BCB1DE
RGBrgb(188, 177, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6941, 0.8706
RGB percentages73.7%, 69.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(254.7, 40.5%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 20.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.3%, 20.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,302
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB1DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#434E21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3DEB1
Analogous#B1BDDE, #D2B1DE
Triadic#DEBCB1, #B1DEBC
Split complementary#DED3B1, #BDDEB1
Tetradic#DEB1BD, #D3DEB1, #B1DED3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G177
B222
Red188 (73.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue254.67°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G B1 · B DE
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