Recognised as Colour
#BCB8D9
- #BCB8D9
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCB8D9 is a blue with RGB values 188, 184, 217 and HSL 247°, 30%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BCB8D9#BCB8D9
HEX#BCB8D9
RGBrgb(188, 184, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7216, 0.851
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.2%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(247.3, 30.3%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 15.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK13.4%, 15.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,089
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB8D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#434726
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5D9B8
Analogous#B8C5D9, #CCB8D9
Triadic#D9BCB8, #B8D9BC
Split complementary#D9CDB8, #C4D9B8
Tetradic#D9B8C5, #D5D9B8, #B8D9CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G184
B217
Red188 (73.7%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue247.27°
Saturation (HSL)30.28%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G B8 · B D9
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