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Recognised as Colour

#BCC4ED

  • #BCC4ED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCC4ED is a blue with RGB values 188, 196, 237 and HSL 230°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCC4ED#BCC4ED
HEX#BCC4ED
RGBrgb(188, 196, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7686, 0.9294
RGB percentages73.7%, 76.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(230.2, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK20.7%, 17.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,371,181
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC4ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#433B12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C8EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C4ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B1CBD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.3Thistle · ΔE 14.1Lavender · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1Light blue · ΔE 19.7Sky blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE5BC
Analogous#BCDDED, #CDBCED
Triadic#EDBCC4, #C4EDBC
Split complementary#EDCDBC, #DDEDBC
Tetradic#EDBCDD, #EDE5BC, #BCEDCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E7F8
Darker −10%#94A1E2
Darker −20%#6C7DD7
Darker −30%#435ACD
Darker −40%#2F44AE
More saturated +25%#B1BDF8
Less saturated −25%#C7CBE2

Channel breakdown

R188
G196
B237
Red188 (73.7%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue230.2°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C4 · B ED

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