Colour
#BCC2C8
- #BCC2C8
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCC2C8 is a blue with RGB values 188, 194, 200 and HSL 210°, 10%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCC2C8#BCC2C8
HEX#BCC2C8
RGBrgb(188, 194, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7608, 0.7843
RGB percentages73.7%, 76.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(210, 9.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 6%, 78.4%)
CMYK6%, 3%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,370,632
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC2C8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#433D37
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 text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8C2BC
Analogous#BCC8C8, #BCBCC8
Triadic#C8BCC2, #C2C8BC
Split complementary#C8BCBC, #C8C8BC
Tetradic#C8BCC8, #C8C2BC, #BCC8BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G194
B200
Red188 (73.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)9.84%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C2 · B C8
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