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Recognised as Colour

#BCD6E3

  • #BCD6E3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BCD6E3 is a blue with RGB values 188, 214, 227 and HSL 200°, 41%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BCD6E3#BCD6E3
HEX#BCD6E3
RGBrgb(188, 214, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8392, 0.8902
RGB percentages73.7%, 83.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(200, 41.1%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 17.2%, 89%)
CMYK17.2%, 5.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,375,779
CSS custom property--colour: #BCD6E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#43291C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD5E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD0E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B2DADAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.4Powder blue · ΔE 8.5Light steelblue · ΔE 9.4Light grey · ΔE 11.1Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6Lavender · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3C9BC
Analogous#BCE3DD, #BCC3E3
Triadic#E3BCD6, #D6E3BC
Split complementary#E3BCC3, #E3DDBC
Tetradic#DCBCE3, #E3C9BC, #C3E3BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0ECF2
Darker −10%#98C0D4
Darker −20%#74AAC5
Darker −30%#5094B6
Darker −40%#3E7895
More saturated +25%#B0DAEF
Less saturated −25%#C8D2D7

Channel breakdown

R188
G214
B227
Red188 (73.7%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)41.05%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G D6 · B E3

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