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Recognised as Colour

#BCDCED

  • #BCDCED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BCDCED is a blue with RGB values 188, 220, 237 and HSL 201°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BCDCED#BCDCED
HEX#BCDCED
RGBrgb(188, 220, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8627, 0.9294
RGB percentages73.7%, 86.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(200.8, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK20.7%, 7.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,377,325
CSS custom property--colour: #BCDCED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.6:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#432312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4DAEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#AEE1E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.5Powder blue · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 10Lavender · ΔE 12.3Light grey · ΔE 13.8Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.54, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDCDBC
Analogous#BCEDE6, #BCC4ED
Triadic#EDBCDC, #DCEDBC
Split complementary#EDBCC4, #EDE6BC
Tetradic#E6BCED, #EDCDBC, #C4EDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4F1F8
Darker −10%#94C7E2
Darker −20%#6CB2D7
Darker −30%#439DCD
Darker −40%#2F82AE
More saturated +25%#B1DFF8
Less saturated −25%#C7D9E2

Channel breakdown

R188
G220
B237
Red188 (73.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue200.82°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G DC · B ED

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