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Recognised as Colour

#BCC6E6

  • #BCC6E6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCC6E6 is a blue with RGB values 188, 198, 230 and HSL 226°, 46%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCC6E6#BCC6E6
HEX#BCC6E6
RGBrgb(188, 198, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7765, 0.902
RGB percentages73.7%, 77.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(225.7, 45.7%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 18.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK18.3%, 13.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,371,686
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC6E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#433919

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC8E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC5E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B2CCD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5Thistle · ΔE 12.7Lavender · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 15.5Silver · ΔE 17.4Light grey · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6DCBC
Analogous#BCDBE6, #C7BCE6
Triadic#E6BCC6, #C6E6BC
Split complementary#E6C7BC, #DBE6BC
Tetradic#E6BCDB, #E6DCBC, #BCE6C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E6F4
Darker −10%#97A6D8
Darker −20%#7287CA
Darker −30%#4D67BC
Darker −40%#3A519C
More saturated +25%#B1C0F2
Less saturated −25%#C8CCDB

Channel breakdown

R188
G198
B230
Red188 (73.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)45.65%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C6 · B E6

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