Colour
#BCBCDD
- #BCBCDD
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BCBCDD is a blue with RGB values 188, 188, 221 and HSL 240°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BCBCDD#BCBCDD
HEX#BCBCDD
RGBrgb(188, 188, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7373, 0.8667
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(240, 32.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 14.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK14.9%, 14.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,117
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBCDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#434322
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDDDBC
Analogous#BCCDDD, #CDBCDD
Triadic#DDBCBC, #BCDDBC
Split complementary#DDCDBC, #CDDDBC
Tetradic#DDBCCD, #DDDDBC, #BCDDCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G188
B221
Red188 (73.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BC · B DD
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