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Colour

#BCC8FF

  • #BCC8FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCC8FF is a blue with RGB values 188, 200, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCC8FF#BCC8FF
HEX#BCC8FF
RGBrgb(188, 200, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7843, 1
RGB percentages73.7%, 78.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.3, 100%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 26.3%, 100%)
CMYK26.3%, 21.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,372,223
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#433700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8CDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4C8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ABD2DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Thistle · ΔE 19.9Lavender · ΔE 21.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.7Light blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF3BC
Analogous#BCEAFF, #D1BCFF
Triadic#FFBCC8, #C8FFBC
Split complementary#FFD2BC, #E9FFBC
Tetradic#FFBCEA, #FFF3BC, #BCFFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFF2FF
Darker −10%#899EFF
Darker −20%#5674FF
Darker −30%#234AFF
Darker −40%#002BEF
More saturated +25%#BCC8FF
Less saturated −25%#C4CDF7

Channel breakdown

R188
G200
B255
Red188 (73.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G C8 · B FF

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