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Recognised as Colour

#BCD0DD

  • #BCD0DD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BCD0DD is a blue with RGB values 188, 208, 221 and HSL 204°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BCD0DD#BCD0DD
HEX#BCD0DD
RGBrgb(188, 208, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8157, 0.8667
RGB percentages73.7%, 81.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(203.6, 32.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.6, 14.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK14.9%, 5.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,374,237
CSS custom property--colour: #BCD0DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#432F22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACFDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CBDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B4D3D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.5Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Light grey · ΔE 9.9Silver · ΔE 10.7Powder blue · ΔE 10.7Gainsboro · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC9BC
Analogous#BCDDDA, #BCBFDD
Triadic#DDBCD0, #D0DDBC
Split complementary#DDBCBF, #DDDABC
Tetradic#DABCDD, #DDC9BC, #C0DDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE8EE
Darker −10%#9AB8CC
Darker −20%#78A1BB
Darker −30%#5789A9
Darker −40%#456E88
More saturated +25%#AFD3EA
Less saturated −25%#C9CDD0

Channel breakdown

R188
G208
B221
Red188 (73.7%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue203.64°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G D0 · B DD

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