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Recognised as Colour

#BCD7E5

  • #BCD7E5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BCD7E5 is a blue with RGB values 188, 215, 229 and HSL 200°, 44%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BCD7E5#BCD7E5
HEX#BCD7E5
RGBrgb(188, 215, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8431, 0.898
RGB percentages73.7%, 84.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(200.5, 44.1%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 17.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK17.9%, 6.1%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,376,037
CSS custom property--colour: #BCD7E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.99:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#43281A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D6E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD1E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B1DBDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.1Powder blue · ΔE 8.4Light steelblue · ΔE 9.3Light grey · ΔE 11.6Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Lavender · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)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#E5CABC
Analogous#BCE5DF, #BCC3E5
Triadic#E5BCD7, #D7E5BC
Split complementary#E5BCC3, #E5DFBC
Tetradic#DFBCE5, #E5CABC, #C3E5BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1EDF3
Darker −10%#97C1D7
Darker −20%#73ABC8
Darker −30%#4E95BA
Darker −40%#3C7999
More saturated +25%#B0DBF1
Less saturated −25%#C8D3D9

Channel breakdown

R188
G215
B229
Red188 (73.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue200.49°
Saturation (HSL)44.09%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G D7 · B E5

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