Recognised as Colour
#BCBBDF
- #BCBBDF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BCBBDF is a blue with RGB values 188, 187, 223 and HSL 242°, 36%, 80%. 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
#BCBBDF#BCBBDF
HEX#BCBBDF
RGBrgb(188, 187, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7333, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(241.7, 36%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 16.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK15.7%, 16.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,368,863
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBBDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#434420
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEDFBB
Analogous#BBCCDF, #CEBBDF
Triadic#DFBCBB, #BBDFBC
Split complementary#DFCEBB, #CCDFBB
Tetradic#DFBBCC, #DEDFBB, #BBDFCE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G187
B223
Red188 (73.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue241.67°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BB · B DF
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