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Recognised as Colour

#BCCDE9

  • #BCCDE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCCDE9 is a blue with RGB values 188, 205, 233 and HSL 217°, 51%, 83%. 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

#BCCDE9#BCCDE9
HEX#BCCDE9
RGBrgb(188, 205, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8039, 0.9137
RGB percentages73.7%, 80.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(217.3, 50.6%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 19.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK19.3%, 12%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,373,481
CSS custom property--colour: #BCCDE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#433216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4CEEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0CAE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B1D3D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.8Light blue · ΔE 11.9Lavender · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 14.8Light grey · ΔE 16Sky blue · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.8, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9D8BC
Analogous#BCE3E9, #C2BCE9
Triadic#E9BCCD, #CDE9BC
Split complementary#E9C2BC, #E3E9BC
Tetradic#E9BCE3, #E9D8BC, #BCE9C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2EAF6
Darker −10%#96B0DC
Darker −20%#6F94D0
Darker −30%#4977C3
Darker −40%#365FA3
More saturated +25%#B1CAF4
Less saturated −25%#C7D0DE

Channel breakdown

R188
G205
B233
Red188 (73.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue217.33°
Saturation (HSL)50.56%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G CD · B E9

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