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Recognised as Colour

#BCDFDF

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

#BCDFDF is a cyan with RGB values 188, 223, 223 and HSL 180°, 35%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BCDFDF#BCDFDF
HEX#BCDFDF
RGBrgb(188, 223, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8745, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.7%, 87.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(180, 35.4%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 15.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK15.7%, 0%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,378,079
CSS custom property--colour: #BCDFDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.76:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#432020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADBDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D6DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B2E1DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5Light blue · ΔE 8.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.4Light cyan · ΔE 11.6Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Light grey · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.97, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFBCBC
Analogous#BCDFCE, #BCCEDF
Triadic#DFBCDF, #DFDFBC
Split complementary#DFBCCE, #DFCEBC
Tetradic#CEBCDF, #DFBCBC, #CEDFBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFEFEF
Darker −10%#99CFCF
Darker −20%#77BEBE
Darker −30%#54AEAE
Darker −40%#438C8C
More saturated +25%#B0EBEB
Less saturated −25%#C8D3D3

Channel breakdown

R188
G223
B223
Red188 (73.7%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)35.35%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR BC · G DF · B DF

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