Recognised as Colour
#BCBFDE
- #BCBFDE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BCBFDE is a blue with RGB values 188, 191, 222 and HSL 235°, 34%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BCBFDE#BCBFDE
HEX#BCBFDE
RGBrgb(188, 191, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.749, 0.8706
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(234.7, 34%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 15.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.3%, 14%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,886
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBFDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#434021
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEDBBC
Analogous#BCD0DE, #CABCDE
Triadic#DEBCBF, #BFDEBC
Split complementary#DECABC, #D0DEBC
Tetradic#DEBCD0, #DEDBBC, #BCDECA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G191
B222
Red188 (73.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue234.71°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BF · B DE
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