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Recognised as Colour

#BCCED9

  • #BCCED9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BCCED9 is a blue with RGB values 188, 206, 217 and HSL 203°, 28%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BCCED9#BCCED9
HEX#BCCED9
RGBrgb(188, 206, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8078, 0.851
RGB percentages73.7%, 80.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(202.8, 27.6%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 13.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK13.4%, 5.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,373,721
CSS custom property--colour: #BCCED9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#433126

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CDDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5CAD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B5D1D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 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 text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.3Light steelblue · ΔE 8.8Light grey · ΔE 8.9Silver · ΔE 9.4Gainsboro · ΔE 10.4Powder blue · ΔE 11.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9C7BC
Analogous#BCD9D5, #BCC0D9
Triadic#D9BCCE, #CED9BC
Split complementary#D9BCC0, #D9D6BC
Tetradic#D5BCD9, #D9C7BC, #C0D9BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFE
Lighter +10%#DDE6EB
Darker −10%#9BB6C7
Darker −20%#7B9EB4
Darker −30%#5B86A1
Darker −40%#496B80
More saturated +25%#AFD1E6
Less saturated −25%#C9CBCC

Channel breakdown

R188
G206
B217
Red188 (73.7%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue202.76°
Saturation (HSL)27.62%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G CE · B D9

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