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Recognised as Colour

#BCBBD7

  • #BCBBD7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCBBD7 is a blue with RGB values 188, 187, 215 and HSL 242°, 26%, 79%. 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

#BCBBD7#BCBBD7
HEX#BCBBD7
RGBrgb(188, 187, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7333, 0.8431
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.3%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(242.1, 25.9%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 13%, 84.3%)
CMYK12.6%, 13%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,855
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBBD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#434428

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5BED8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BDD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B7BFC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.5Thistle · ΔE 9.3Silver · ΔE 15.1Lavender · ΔE 15.8Dark grey · ΔE 16.8Light grey · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6D7BB
Analogous#BBC8D7, #CABBD7
Triadic#D7BCBB, #BBD7BC
Split complementary#D7CABB, #C8D7BB
Tetradic#D7BBC8, #D6D7BB, #BBD7CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBFD
Lighter +10%#DCDBEA
Darker −10%#9C9BC4
Darker −20%#7D7BB1
Darker −30%#5F5C9D
Darker −40%#4B497D
More saturated +25%#AFAEE5
Less saturated −25%#C9C9CA

Channel breakdown

R188
G187
B215
Red188 (73.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue242.14°
Saturation (HSL)25.93%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BB · B D7

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