Colour

#BCCDE0

#BCCDE0
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCCDE0 is a blue with RGB values 188, 205, 224 and HSL 212°, 37%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCCDE0#BCCDE0

HEX#BCCDE0

RGBrgb(188, 205, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8039, 0.8784

RGB percentages73.7%, 80.4%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(211.7, 36.7%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.7, 16.1%, 87.8%)

CMYK16.1%, 8.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,373,472

CSS custom property--colour: #BCCDE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#43321F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6CDE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C9E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B3D1D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.1 Light blue · ΔE 9.3 Lavender · ΔE 11.7 Light grey · ΔE 11.8 Silver · ΔE 12.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 13

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.08, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0CFBC

Analogous#BCDFE0, #BDBCE0

Triadic#E0BCCD, #CDE0BC

Split complementary#E0BDBC, #DFE0BC

Tetradic#E0BCDF, #E0CFBC, #BCE0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DFE7F0

Darker −10%#99B3D0

Darker −20%#7699C0

Darker −30%#537FB0

Darker −40%#42668E

More saturated +25%#B0CCEC

Less saturated −25%#C8CED4

Channel breakdown

R188

G205

B224

Red188 (73.7%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue211.67°

Saturation (HSL)36.73%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G CD · B E0

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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