Recognised as Colour
#BCB9DE
- #BCB9DE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BCB9DE is a blue with RGB values 188, 185, 222 and HSL 245°, 36%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BCB9DE#BCB9DE
HEX#BCB9DE
RGBrgb(188, 185, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7255, 0.8706
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(244.9, 35.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.9, 16.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.3%, 16.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,350
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB9DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#434621
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBDEB9
Analogous#B9C9DE, #CFB9DE
Triadic#DEBCB9, #B9DEBC
Split complementary#DECFB9, #C9DEB9
Tetradic#DEB9C9, #DBDEB9, #B9DECF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G185
B222
Red188 (73.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue244.86°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G B9 · B DE
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