Colour

#BCC6DE

#BCC6DE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCC6DE is a blue with RGB values 188, 198, 222 and HSL 222°, 34%, 80%. 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

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HEX#BCC6DE

RGBrgb(188, 198, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7765, 0.8706

RGB percentages73.7%, 77.6%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(222.4, 34%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 15.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK15.3%, 10.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,371,678

CSS custom property--colour: #BCC6DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#433921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFC7DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCC5DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B4CBCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 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 text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.7 Thistle · ΔE 12.4 Lavender · ΔE 12.7 Light blue · ΔE 13 Silver · ΔE 13.3 Light grey · ΔE 14

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.7, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DED4BC

Analogous#BCD7DE, #C3BCDE

Triadic#DEBCC6, #C6DEBC

Split complementary#DEC3BC, #D7DEBC

Tetradic#DEBCD7, #DED4BC, #BCDEC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DEE3EF

Darker −10%#9AA9CD

Darker −20%#788CBC

Darker −30%#556FAC

Darker −40%#44598A

More saturated +25%#B0C1EB

Less saturated −25%#C9CBD2

Channel breakdown

R188

G198

B222

Red188 (73.7%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue222.35°

Saturation (HSL)34%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G C6 · B DE

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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