Colour
#BCB8CD
- #BCB8CD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BCB8CD is a blue with RGB values 188, 184, 205 and HSL 251°, 17%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BCB8CD#BCB8CD
HEX#BCB8CD
RGBrgb(188, 184, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7216, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(251.4, 17.4%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 10.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK8.3%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,077
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB8CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#434732
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9CDB8
Analogous#B8BECD, #C6B8CD
Triadic#CDBCB8, #B8CDBC
Split complementary#CDC6B8, #BECDB8
Tetradic#CDB8BE, #C9CDB8, #B8CDC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G184
B205
Red188 (73.7%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue251.43°
Saturation (HSL)17.36%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G B8 · B CD
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