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Colour

#BCBCEA

  • #BCBCEA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCBCEA is a blue with RGB values 188, 188, 234 and HSL 240°, 52%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCBCEA#BCBCEA
HEX#BCBCEA
RGBrgb(188, 188, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7373, 0.9176
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(240, 52.3%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 19.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK19.7%, 19.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,130
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBCEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#434315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1C1ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFBFE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B2C4CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Thistle · ΔE 14.3Lavender · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Plum · ΔE 23.5Light blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAEABC
Analogous#BCD3EA, #D3BCEA
Triadic#EABCBC, #BCEABC
Split complementary#EAD3BC, #D3EABC
Tetradic#EABCD3, #EAEABC, #BCEAD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E3F6
Darker −10%#9595DE
Darker −20%#6E6ED2
Darker −30%#4848C5
Darker −40%#3434A6
More saturated +25%#B1B1F5
Less saturated −25%#C7C7DF

Channel breakdown

R188
G188
B234
Red188 (73.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)52.27%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BC · B EA

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