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Recognised as Colour

#BCD0EF

  • #BCD0EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCD0EF is a blue with RGB values 188, 208, 239 and HSL 216°, 61%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCD0EF#BCD0EF
HEX#BCD0EF
RGBrgb(188, 208, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8157, 0.9373
RGB percentages73.7%, 81.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(216.5, 61.4%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 21.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK21.3%, 13%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,374,255
CSS custom property--colour: #BCD0EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.41:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#432F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CCEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD6DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.1Light blue · ΔE 12.3Lavender · ΔE 12.5Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6Thistle · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFDBBC
Analogous#BCEAEF, #C2BCEF
Triadic#EFBCD0, #D0EFBC
Split complementary#EFC2BC, #EAEFBC
Tetradic#EFBCEA, #EFDBBC, #BCEFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5EDF9
Darker −10%#93B3E5
Darker −20%#6A96DB
Darker −30%#4079D2
Darker −40%#2B61B4
More saturated +25%#B2CEF9
Less saturated −25%#C6D2E5

Channel breakdown

R188
G208
B239
Red188 (73.7%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue216.47°
Saturation (HSL)61.45%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G D0 · B EF

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