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Recognised as Colour

#BCDCCD

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

#BCDCCD is a cyan with RGB values 188, 220, 205 and HSL 152°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BCDCCD#BCDCCD
HEX#BCDCCD
RGBrgb(188, 220, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8627, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.7%, 86.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(151.9, 31.4%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.9, 14.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK14.5%, 0%, 6.8%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,377,293
CSS custom property--colour: #BCDCCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.26:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#432332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBD7CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D3CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#B6DCD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.9Light grey · ΔE 14Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2Honeydew · ΔE 14.7Light cyan · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBCCB
Analogous#BCDCBD, #BCDBDC
Triadic#CDBCDC, #DCCDBC
Split complementary#DCBCDB, #DCBDBC
Tetradic#BDBCDC, #DCBCCB, #DBDCBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEEEE6
Darker −10%#9BCBB4
Darker −20%#79B99B
Darker −30%#58A882
Darker −40%#468668
More saturated +25%#AFE9CE
Less saturated −25%#C9CFCC

Channel breakdown

R188
G220
B205
Red188 (73.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue151.88°
Saturation (HSL)31.37%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G DC · B CD

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