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Recognised as Colour

#BCE0E1

  • #BCE0E1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BCE0E1 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 224, 225 and HSL 182°, 38%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BCE0E1#BCE0E1
HEX#BCE0E1
RGBrgb(188, 224, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8784, 0.8824
RGB percentages73.7%, 87.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(181.6, 38.1%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.6, 16.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK16.4%, 0.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,378,337
CSS custom property--colour: #BCE0E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.89:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#431F1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDCE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D7E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B1E3E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.5Light blue · ΔE 7.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 9Light cyan · ΔE 11.3Gainsboro · ΔE 12.4Light grey · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.46, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1BDBC
Analogous#BCE1D0, #BCCDE1
Triadic#E1BCE0, #E0E1BC
Split complementary#E1BCCD, #E1D0BC
Tetradic#D0BCE1, #E1BDBC, #CDE1BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFF0F1
Darker −10%#99D0D1
Darker −20%#76BFC1
Darker −30%#52AFB2
Darker −40%#418E90
More saturated +25%#B0EBED
Less saturated −25%#C8D5D5

Channel breakdown

R188
G224
B225
Red188 (73.7%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue181.62°
Saturation (HSL)38.14%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G E0 · B E1

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