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Colour

#BCC0CA

  • #BCC0CA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BCC0CA is a blue with RGB values 188, 192, 202 and HSL 223°, 12%, 76%. 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

#BCC0CA#BCC0CA
HEX#BCC0CA
RGBrgb(188, 192, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7529, 0.7922
RGB percentages73.7%, 75.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(222.9, 11.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 6.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK6.9%, 5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,370,122
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC0CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#433F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC1CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCBFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B9C2C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 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 text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.5Light grey · ΔE 8.8Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Dark grey · ΔE 10.1Gainsboro · ΔE 11.5Thistle · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC6BC
Analogous#BCC7CA, #BFBCCA
Triadic#CABCC0, #C0CABC
Split complementary#CABFBC, #C7CABC
Tetradic#CABCC7, #CAC6BC, #BCCABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F6F7
Lighter +10%#D8DBE1
Darker −10%#A0A5B3
Darker −20%#838A9D
Darker −30%#697184
Darker −40%#525868
More saturated +25%#ADBAD9
Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R188
G192
B202
Red188 (73.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)11.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C0 · B CA

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