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Recognised as Colour

#BCBAE6

  • #BCBAE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCBAE6 is a blue with RGB values 188, 186, 230 and HSL 243°, 47%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCBAE6#BCBAE6
HEX#BCBAE6
RGBrgb(188, 186, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7294, 0.902
RGB percentages73.7%, 72.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(242.7, 46.8%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 19.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK18.3%, 19.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,614
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBAE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#434519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFBFE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFBDE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B3C1C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Thistle · ΔE 13.3Lavender · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 23.2Silver · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4E6BA
Analogous#BACEE6, #D2BAE6
Triadic#E6BCBA, #BAE6BC
Split complementary#E6D2BA, #CEE6BA
Tetradic#E6BACE, #E4E6BA, #BAE6D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0DFF4
Darker −10%#9895D8
Darker −20%#736FCB
Darker −30%#4F4ABD
Darker −40%#3D389C
More saturated +25%#B1AEF2
Less saturated −25%#C7C6DA

Channel breakdown

R188
G186
B230
Red188 (73.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue242.73°
Saturation (HSL)46.81%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BA · B E6

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