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Recognised as Colour

#BCBEFF

  • #BCBEFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCBEFF is a blue with RGB values 188, 190, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCBEFF#BCBEFF
HEX#BCBEFF
RGBrgb(188, 190, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7451, 1
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(238.2, 100%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 26.3%, 100%)
CMYK26.3%, 25.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,663
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#434100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAC1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ACCAD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3Plum · ΔE 22.6Thistle · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Lavender · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 22.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFDBC
Analogous#BCE0FF, #DCBCFF
Triadic#FFBCBE, #BEFFBC
Split complementary#FFDCBC, #E0FFBC
Tetradic#FFBCE0, #FFFDBC, #BCFFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEFFF
Darker −10%#898DFF
Darker −20%#565BFF
Darker −30%#232AFF
Darker −40%#0007EF
More saturated +25%#BCBEFF
Less saturated −25%#C4C6F7

Channel breakdown

R188
G190
B255
Red188 (73.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue238.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BE · B FF

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