Colour

#BCDED4

#BCDED4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BCDED4 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 222, 212 and HSL 162°, 34%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BCDED4#BCDED4

HEX#BCDED4

RGBrgb(188, 222, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8706, 0.8314

RGB percentages73.7%, 87.1%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(162.4, 34%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162.4, 15.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK15.3%, 0%, 4.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,377,812

CSS custom property--colour: #BCDED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#43212B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBD9D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5D5D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B4DFDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 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 text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.8 Light blue · ΔE 13 Light grey · ΔE 13.2 Light cyan · ΔE 13.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DEBCC6

Analogous#BCDEC3, #BCD7DE

Triadic#D4BCDE, #DED4BC

Split complementary#DEBCD7, #DEC3BC

Tetradic#C3BCDE, #DEBCC6, #D7DEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DEEFEA

Darker −10%#9ACDBE

Darker −20%#78BCA8

Darker −30%#55AC92

Darker −40%#448A75

More saturated +25%#B0EBD9

Less saturated −25%#C9D2CF

Channel breakdown

R188

G222

B212

Red188 (73.7%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue162.35°

Saturation (HSL)34%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G DE · B D4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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