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Recognised as Colour

#BCBBD2

  • #BCBBD2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCBBD2 is a blue with RGB values 188, 187, 210 and HSL 243°, 20%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCBBD2#BCBBD2
HEX#BCBBD2
RGBrgb(188, 187, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7333, 0.8235
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(242.6, 20.4%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.6, 11%, 82.4%)
CMYK10.5%, 11%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,850
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBBD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#43442D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6BED3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BCD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B8BFC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Thistle · ΔE 9.3Silver · ΔE 12.4Dark grey · ΔE 14.4Light grey · ΔE 14.7Lavender · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1D2BB
Analogous#BBC5D2, #C7BBD2
Triadic#D2BCBB, #BBD2BC
Split complementary#D2C8BB, #C5D2BB
Tetradic#D2BBC5, #D1D2BB, #BBD2C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F8FB
Lighter +10%#DADAE6
Darker −10%#9E9CBE
Darker −20%#807EA9
Darker −30%#636193
Darker −40%#4F4D74
More saturated +25%#AFADE0
Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R188
G187
B210
Red188 (73.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue242.61°
Saturation (HSL)20.35%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BB · B D2

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