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Recognised as Colour

#BCDBF0

  • #BCDBF0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BCDBF0 is a blue with RGB values 188, 219, 240 and HSL 204°, 63%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BCDBF0#BCDBF0
HEX#BCDBF0
RGBrgb(188, 219, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8588, 0.9412
RGB percentages73.7%, 85.9%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(204.2, 63.4%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 21.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 8.8%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,377,072
CSS custom property--colour: #BCDBF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.53:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#43240F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2DAF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD4F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AEE0E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 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 text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.9Light steelblue · ΔE 8.8Powder blue · ΔE 10.1Lavender · ΔE 11.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Light grey · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0D1BC
Analogous#BCF0EB, #BCC1F0
Triadic#F0BCDB, #DBF0BC
Split complementary#F0BCC1, #F0EBBC
Tetradic#EBBCF0, #F0D1BC, #C1F0BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6F1F9
Darker −10%#92C5E7
Darker −20%#69AEDD
Darker −30%#3F98D4
Darker −40%#297EB7
More saturated +25%#B2DDFA
Less saturated −25%#C6D9E6

Channel breakdown

R188
G219
B240
Red188 (73.7%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue204.23°
Saturation (HSL)63.41%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G DB · B F0

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