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Recognised as Colour

#BCCAD2

  • #BCCAD2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BCCAD2 is a blue with RGB values 188, 202, 210 and HSL 202°, 20%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BCCAD2#BCCAD2
HEX#BCCAD2
RGBrgb(188, 202, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7922, 0.8235
RGB percentages73.7%, 79.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(201.8, 19.6%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 10.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK10.5%, 3.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,372,690
CSS custom property--colour: #BCCAD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#43352D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C9D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C7D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B7CCCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 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 text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7Light grey · ΔE 7.6Gainsboro · ΔE 9.7Light steelblue · ΔE 10Light blue · ΔE 10.2Powder blue · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2C4BC
Analogous#BCD2CF, #BCBFD2
Triadic#D2BCCA, #CAD2BC
Split complementary#D2BCBF, #D2CFBC
Tetradic#CFBCD2, #D2C4BC, #BFD2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFB
Lighter +10%#DBE2E6
Darker −10%#9DB2BE
Darker −20%#7F9AA9
Darker −30%#628193
Darker −40%#4E6674
More saturated +25%#AECEE0
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R188
G202
B210
Red188 (73.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)19.64%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G CA · B D2

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