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Recognised as Colour

#BCC2E5

  • #BCC2E5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCC2E5 is a blue with RGB values 188, 194, 229 and HSL 231°, 44%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCC2E5#BCC2E5
HEX#BCC2E5
RGBrgb(188, 194, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7608, 0.898
RGB percentages73.7%, 76.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(231.2, 44.1%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 17.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK17.9%, 15.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,370,661
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC2E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#433D1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C5E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C2E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B3C8CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7Thistle · ΔE 12.1Lavender · ΔE 15.4Light blue · ΔE 17.9Silver · ΔE 18.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DFBC
Analogous#BCD7E5, #CBBCE5
Triadic#E5BCC2, #C2E5BC
Split complementary#E5CBBC, #D6E5BC
Tetradic#E5BCD6, #E5DFBC, #BCE5CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E3F3
Darker −10%#97A1D7
Darker −20%#737FC8
Darker −30%#4E5EBA
Darker −40%#3C4999
More saturated +25%#B0BAF1
Less saturated −25%#C8CAD9

Channel breakdown

R188
G194
B229
Red188 (73.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue231.22°
Saturation (HSL)44.09%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C2 · B E5

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