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Recognised as Colour

#BCDAF1

  • #BCDAF1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BCDAF1 is a blue with RGB values 188, 218, 241 and HSL 206°, 65%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BCDAF1#BCDAF1
HEX#BCDAF1
RGBrgb(188, 218, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8549, 0.9451
RGB percentages73.7%, 85.5%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(206, 65.4%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206, 22%, 94.5%)
CMYK22%, 9.5%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,376,817
CSS custom property--colour: #BCDAF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#43250E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D9F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD3F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ADE0E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.9Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Powder blue · ΔE 11.2Lavender · ΔE 11.8Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Light grey · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1D3BC
Analogous#BCF1EE, #BCC0F1
Triadic#F1BCDA, #DAF1BC
Split complementary#F1BCC0, #F1EEBC
Tetradic#EEBCF1, #F1D3BC, #C0F1BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6F1FA
Darker −10%#92C3E8
Darker −20%#68ABDF
Darker −30%#3D94D7
Darker −40%#277ABA
More saturated +25%#B2DBFB
Less saturated −25%#C6D9E7

Channel breakdown

R188
G218
B241
Red188 (73.7%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue206.04°
Saturation (HSL)65.43%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G DA · B F1

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