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Colour

#BCCDFE

  • #BCCDFE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCCDFE is a blue with RGB values 188, 205, 254 and HSL 225°, 97%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCCDFE#BCCDFE
HEX#BCCDFE
RGBrgb(188, 205, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8039, 0.9961
RGB percentages73.7%, 80.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(224.5, 97.1%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 26%, 99.6%)
CMYK26%, 19.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,373,502
CSS custom property--colour: #BCCDFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.3:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#433201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BED1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9CBFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#ABD6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1Lavender · ΔE 18.7Thistle · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.4Light blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEEDBC
Analogous#BCEEFE, #CCBCFE
Triadic#FEBCCD, #CDFEBC
Split complementary#FECCBC, #EEFEBC
Tetradic#FEBCEE, #FEEDBC, #BCFECC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEF3FF
Darker −10%#8AA8FD
Darker −20%#5882FD
Darker −30%#255DFC
Darker −40%#043FEB
More saturated +25%#BBCDFF
Less saturated −25%#C5D1F6

Channel breakdown

R188
G205
B254
Red188 (73.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue224.55°
Saturation (HSL)97.06%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G CD · B FE

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