Recognised as Colour
#BCBAD3
- #BCBAD3
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BCBAD3 is a blue with RGB values 188, 186, 211 and HSL 245°, 22%, 78%. 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
#BCBAD3#BCBAD3
HEX#BCBAD3
RGBrgb(188, 186, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7294, 0.8275
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(244.8, 22.1%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.8, 11.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK10.9%, 11.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,595
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBAD3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#43452C
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 text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1D3BA
Analogous#BAC4D3, #C9BAD3
Triadic#D3BCBA, #BAD3BC
Split complementary#D3C9BA, #C4D3BA
Tetradic#D3BAC4, #D1D3BA, #BAD3C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G186
B211
Red188 (73.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue244.8°
Saturation (HSL)22.12%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BA · B D3
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