Recognised as Colour

#BCBECC

#BCBECC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BCBECC is a blue with RGB values 188, 190, 204 and HSL 233°, 14%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BCBECC#BCBECC

HEX#BCBECC

RGBrgb(188, 190, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7451, 0.8

RGB percentages73.7%, 74.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(232.5, 13.6%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 7.8%, 80%)

CMYK7.8%, 6.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,369,612

CSS custom property--colour: #BCBECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.1 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#BFBFBF

Inverted#434133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBBFCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BABECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B9C0C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

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

Silver · ΔE 7.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 8.7 Light grey · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 11 Thistle · ΔE 11.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 13

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.55, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCCABC

Analogous#BCC6CC, #C2BCCC

Triadic#CCBCBE, #BECCBC

Split complementary#CCC2BC, #C6CCBC

Tetradic#CCBCC6, #CCCABC, #BCCCC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F6F8

Lighter +10%#D9DAE2

Darker −10%#9FA2B6

Darker −20%#8286A0

Darker −30%#676B88

Darker −40%#51546B

More saturated +25%#ADB3DB

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R188

G190

B204

Red188 (73.7%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue232.5°

Saturation (HSL)13.56%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G BE · B CC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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