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Recognised as Colour

#BCCBDC

  • #BCCBDC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCCBDC is a blue with RGB values 188, 203, 220 and HSL 212°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCCBDC#BCCBDC
HEX#BCCBDC
RGBrgb(188, 203, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7961, 0.8627
RGB percentages73.7%, 79.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(211.9, 31.4%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 14.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK14.5%, 7.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,372,956
CSS custom property--colour: #BCCBDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.71:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#433423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CBDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C8DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B4CFD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.7Light blue · ΔE 9.7Silver · ΔE 10.8Light grey · ΔE 10.9Lavender · ΔE 12Gainsboro · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCCDBC
Analogous#BCDBDC, #BDBCDC
Triadic#DCBCCB, #CBDCBC
Split complementary#DCBDBC, #DBDCBC
Tetradic#DCBCDB, #DCCDBC, #BCDCBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE5EE
Darker −10%#9BB1CB
Darker −20%#7997B9
Darker −30%#587DA8
Darker −40%#466486
More saturated +25%#AFCAE9
Less saturated −25%#C9CCCF

Channel breakdown

R188
G203
B220
Red188 (73.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue211.88°
Saturation (HSL)31.37%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G CB · B DC

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