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Recognised as Colour

#BCBFD2

  • #BCBFD2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCBFD2 is a blue with RGB values 188, 191, 210 and HSL 232°, 20%, 78%. 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

#BCBFD2#BCBFD2
HEX#BCBFD2
RGBrgb(188, 191, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.749, 0.8235
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(231.8, 19.6%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 10.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK10.5%, 9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,874
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBFD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 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#C0C0C0
Inverted#43402D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC1D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BFD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B7C2C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 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 6.7Silver · ΔE 10.2Thistle · ΔE 10.8Light grey · ΔE 12.3Dark grey · ΔE 13.2Lavender · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2CFBC
Analogous#BCCAD2, #C4BCD2
Triadic#D2BCBF, #BFD2BC
Split complementary#D2C4BC, #CAD2BC
Tetradic#D2BCCA, #D2CFBC, #BCD2C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FB
Lighter +10%#DBDCE6
Darker −10%#9DA2BE
Darker −20%#7F85A9
Darker −30%#626993
Darker −40%#4E5374
More saturated +25%#AEB5E0
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R188
G191
B210
Red188 (73.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue231.82°
Saturation (HSL)19.64%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BF · B D2

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