Colour

#BCCBCE

#BCCBCE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BCCBCE is a cyan with RGB values 188, 203, 206 and HSL 190°, 16%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BCCBCE#BCCBCE

HEX#BCCBCE

RGBrgb(188, 203, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7961, 0.8078

RGB percentages73.7%, 79.6%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(190, 15.5%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190, 8.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK8.7%, 1.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,372,942

CSS custom property--colour: #BCCBCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57859WCAG 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 12.57:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#433431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8CACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5C7CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B7CDCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.3 Light grey · ΔE 6.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 9 Light blue · ΔE 10.9 Powder blue · ΔE 12 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.28, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEBFBC

Analogous#BCCEC8, #BCC2CE

Triadic#CEBCCB, #CBCEBC

Split complementary#CEBCC2, #CEC8BC

Tetradic#C8BCCE, #CEBFBC, #C2CEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F9F9

Lighter +10%#D9E2E4

Darker −10%#9FB4B8

Darker −20%#819DA3

Darker −30%#66858B

Darker −40%#50696E

More saturated +25%#AED5DD

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R188

G203

B206

Red188 (73.7%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue190°

Saturation (HSL)15.52%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G CB · B CE

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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