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Colour

#BCC4EA

  • #BCC4EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCC4EA is a blue with RGB values 188, 196, 234 and HSL 230°, 52%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCC4EA#BCC4EA
HEX#BCC4EA
RGBrgb(188, 196, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7686, 0.9176
RGB percentages73.7%, 76.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(229.6, 52.3%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 19.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK19.7%, 16.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,371,178
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC4EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#433B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC7ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C4E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B1CBD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Thistle · ΔE 13.3Lavender · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Light blue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE2BC
Analogous#BCDBEA, #CBBCEA
Triadic#EABCC4, #C4EABC
Split complementary#EACBBC, #DBEABC
Tetradic#EABCDB, #EAE2BC, #BCEACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E6F6
Darker −10%#95A2DE
Darker −20%#6E80D2
Darker −30%#485DC5
Darker −40%#3448A6
More saturated +25%#B1BDF5
Less saturated −25%#C7CBDF

Channel breakdown

R188
G196
B234
Red188 (73.7%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)52.27%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C4 · B EA

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