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Recognised as Colour

#BCBCFA

  • #BCBCFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCBCFA is a blue with RGB values 188, 188, 250 and HSL 240°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCBCFA#BCBCFA
HEX#BCBCFA
RGBrgb(188, 188, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7373, 0.9804
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(240, 86.1%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 24.8%, 98%)
CMYK24.8%, 24.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,146
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBCFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#434305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC3FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAC0F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AEC7D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 21Thistle · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 21.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1Lavender · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAFABC
Analogous#BCDBFA, #DBBCFA
Triadic#FABCBC, #BCFABC
Split complementary#FADBBC, #DBFABC
Tetradic#FABCDB, #FAFABC, #BCFADB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBEBFE
Darker −10%#8D8DF6
Darker −20%#5D5DF3
Darker −30%#2E2EEF
Darker −40%#1010DA
More saturated +25%#B7B7FF
Less saturated −25%#C5C5F1

Channel breakdown

R188
G188
B250
Red188 (73.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)86.11%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BC · B FA

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