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Colour

#BCE2D7

  • #BCE2D7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BCE2D7 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 226, 215 and HSL 163°, 40%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BCE2D7#BCE2D7
HEX#BCE2D7
RGBrgb(188, 226, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8863, 0.8431
RGB percentages73.7%, 88.6%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(162.6, 39.6%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.6, 16.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 4.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,378,839
CSS custom property--colour: #BCE2D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#431D28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDDD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D8D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B3E3DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.7Light cyan · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 13.6Honeydew · ΔE 14.2Gainsboro · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2BCC7
Analogous#BCE2C4, #BCDAE2
Triadic#D7BCE2, #E2D7BC
Split complementary#E2BCDA, #E2C4BC
Tetradic#C4BCE2, #E2BCC7, #DAE2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F1EC
Darker −10%#98D3C2
Darker −20%#75C3AD
Darker −30%#51B497
Darker −40%#3F937B
More saturated +25%#B0EEDC
Less saturated −25%#C8D6D2

Channel breakdown

R188
G226
B215
Red188 (73.7%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue162.63°
Saturation (HSL)39.58%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G E2 · B D7

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