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Colour

#BCDBFF

  • #BCDBFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BCDBFF is a blue with RGB values 188, 219, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BCDBFF#BCDBFF
HEX#BCDBFF
RGBrgb(188, 219, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8588, 1
RGB percentages73.7%, 85.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.2, 100%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 26.3%, 100%)
CMYK26.3%, 14.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,377,087
CSS custom property--colour: #BCDBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.71:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#432400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEDCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#A9E3E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7Light blue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Lavender · ΔE 13.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Powder blue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE0BC
Analogous#BCFCFF, #BFBCFF
Triadic#FFBCDB, #DBFFBC
Split complementary#FFBFBC, #FDFFBC
Tetradic#FFBCFC, #FFE0BC, #BCFFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFF6FF
Darker −10%#89C0FF
Darker −20%#56A4FF
Darker −30%#2389FF
Darker −40%#006FEF
More saturated +25%#BCDBFF
Less saturated −25%#C4DCF7

Channel breakdown

R188
G219
B255
Red188 (73.7%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G DB · B FF

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