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Colour

#BCC6E1

  • #BCC6E1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCC6E1 is a blue with RGB values 188, 198, 225 and HSL 224°, 38%, 81%. 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

#BCC6E1#BCC6E1
HEX#BCC6E1
RGBrgb(188, 198, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7765, 0.8824
RGB percentages73.7%, 77.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(223.8, 38.1%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 16.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK16.4%, 12%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,371,681
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC6E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56516WCAG 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 12.3:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#43391E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC8E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC5E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B3CBCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 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 text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.7Thistle · ΔE 12.4Lavender · ΔE 13Light blue · ΔE 13.9Silver · ΔE 14.9Light grey · ΔE 15.4
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#E1D7BC
Analogous#BCD9E1, #C4BCE1
Triadic#E1BCC6, #C6E1BC
Split complementary#E1C5BC, #D8E1BC
Tetradic#E1BCD9, #E1D7BC, #BCE1C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFE4F1
Darker −10%#99A8D1
Darker −20%#768AC1
Darker −30%#526CB2
Darker −40%#415690
More saturated +25%#B0C0ED
Less saturated −25%#C8CCD5

Channel breakdown

R188
G198
B225
Red188 (73.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue223.78°
Saturation (HSL)38.14%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C6 · B E1

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