Recognised as Colour

#BCCDE1

#BCCDE1
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCCDE1 is a blue with RGB values 188, 205, 225 and HSL 212°, 38%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCCDE1#BCCDE1

HEX#BCCDE1

RGBrgb(188, 205, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8039, 0.8824

RGB percentages73.7%, 80.4%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(212.4, 38.1%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 16.4%, 88.2%)

CMYK16.4%, 8.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,373,473

CSS custom property--colour: #BCCDE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1

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

Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#43321E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6CDE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2C9E1no 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 10.9 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 text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.7 Light blue · ΔE 9.5 Lavender · ΔE 11.6 Light grey · ΔE 12.3 Silver · ΔE 12.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.72, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1D0BC

Analogous#BCE0E1, #BDBCE1

Triadic#E1BCCD, #CDE1BC

Split complementary#E1BDBC, #E0E1BC

Tetradic#E1BCE0, #E1D0BC, #BCE1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DFE7F1

Darker −10%#99B3D1

Darker −20%#7698C1

Darker −30%#527EB2

Darker −40%#416590

More saturated +25%#B0CCED

Less saturated −25%#C8CED5

Channel breakdown

R188

G205

B225

Red188 (73.7%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue212.43°

Saturation (HSL)38.14%

Lightness80.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G CD · B E1

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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