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Colour

#BCC7EA

  • #BCC7EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCC7EA is a blue with RGB values 188, 199, 234 and HSL 226°, 52%, 83%. 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

#BCC7EA#BCC7EA
HEX#BCC7EA
RGBrgb(188, 199, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7804, 0.9176
RGB percentages73.7%, 78%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(225.7, 52.3%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 19.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK19.7%, 15%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,371,946
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC7EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#433815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDCAECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC6E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B1CDD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 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 text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.1Thistle · ΔE 13.5Lavender · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 16.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADFBC
Analogous#BCDEEA, #C8BCEA
Triadic#EABCC7, #C7EABC
Split complementary#EAC8BC, #DEEABC
Tetradic#EABCDE, #EADFBC, #BCEAC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E7F6
Darker −10%#95A7DE
Darker −20%#6E86D2
Darker −30%#4866C5
Darker −40%#344FA6
More saturated +25%#B1C1F5
Less saturated −25%#C7CDDF

Channel breakdown

R188
G199
B234
Red188 (73.7%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue225.65°
Saturation (HSL)52.27%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C7 · B EA

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