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Recognised as Colour

#BCC6F0

  • #BCC6F0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCC6F0 is a blue with RGB values 188, 198, 240 and HSL 228°, 63%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCC6F0#BCC6F0
HEX#BCC6F0
RGBrgb(188, 198, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7765, 0.9412
RGB percentages73.7%, 77.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(228.5, 63.4%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 21.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 17.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,371,696
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC6F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#43390F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BACAF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C6EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B0CED4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6Thistle · ΔE 14.9Lavender · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Light blue · ΔE 19.6Sky blue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0E6BC
Analogous#BCE0F0, #CCBCF0
Triadic#F0BCC6, #C6F0BC
Split complementary#F0CCBC, #E0F0BC
Tetradic#F0BCE0, #F0E6BC, #BCF0CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6E9F9
Darker −10%#92A3E7
Darker −20%#697FDD
Darker −30%#3F5CD4
Darker −40%#2944B7
More saturated +25%#B2C0FA
Less saturated −25%#C6CCE6

Channel breakdown

R188
G198
B240
Red188 (73.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue228.46°
Saturation (HSL)63.41%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C6 · B F0

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