Colour
#BCB7D1
- #BCB7D1
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCB7D1 is a blue with RGB values 188, 183, 209 and HSL 252°, 22%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BCB7D1#BCB7D1
HEX#BCB7D1
RGBrgb(188, 183, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7176, 0.8196
RGB percentages73.7%, 71.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(251.5, 22%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 12.4%, 82%)
CMYK10%, 12.4%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,367,825
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB7D1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#43482E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCD1B7
Analogous#B7BFD1, #C9B7D1
Triadic#D1BCB7, #B7D1BC
Split complementary#D1C9B7, #BFD1B7
Tetradic#D1B7BF, #CCD1B7, #B7D1C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G183
B209
Red188 (73.7%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue251.54°
Saturation (HSL)22.03%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G B7 · B D1
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