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Recognised as Colour

#BCDBCF

  • #BCDBCF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BCDBCF is a cyan with RGB values 188, 219, 207 and HSL 157°, 30%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BCDBCF#BCDBCF
HEX#BCDBCF
RGBrgb(188, 219, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8588, 0.8118
RGB percentages73.7%, 85.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(156.8, 30.1%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.8, 14.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK14.2%, 0%, 5.5%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,377,039
CSS custom property--colour: #BCDBCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.17:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#432430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9D7CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D2D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B6DBD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.4Light grey · ΔE 12.8Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1Light blue · ΔE 14.1Light cyan · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBCC8
Analogous#BCDBC0, #BCD8DB
Triadic#CFBCDB, #DBCFBC
Split complementary#DBBCD8, #DBC0BC
Tetradic#C0BCDB, #DBBCC8, #D8DBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDEDE7
Darker −10%#9BC9B7
Darker −20%#7AB79F
Darker −30%#59A588
Darker −40%#47846C
More saturated +25%#AFE8D2
Less saturated −25%#C9CECC

Channel breakdown

R188
G219
B207
Red188 (73.7%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue156.77°
Saturation (HSL)30.1%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G DB · B CF

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