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Recognised as Colour

#BCBFCB

  • #BCBFCB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BCBFCB is a blue with RGB values 188, 191, 203 and HSL 228°, 13%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BCBFCB#BCBFCB
HEX#BCBFCB
RGBrgb(188, 191, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.749, 0.7961
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(228, 12.6%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 7.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK7.4%, 5.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,867
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBFCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#434034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBFCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B9C1C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.5Light steelblue · ΔE 9.3Light grey · ΔE 9.6Dark grey · ΔE 10.5Gainsboro · ΔE 12.2Thistle · ΔE 12.6
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC8BC
Analogous#BCC7CB, #C1BCCB
Triadic#CBBCBF, #BFCBBC
Split complementary#CBC1BC, #C7CBBC
Tetradic#CBBCC7, #CBC8BC, #BCCBC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F6F8
Lighter +10%#D9DAE1
Darker −10%#9FA4B5
Darker −20%#83889E
Darker −30%#686E86
Darker −40%#525669
More saturated +25%#ADB6DA
Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R188
G191
B203
Red188 (73.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)12.61%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BF · B CB

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