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Recognised as Colour

#BCE2DA

  • #BCE2DA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BCE2DA is a cyan with RGB values 188, 226, 218 and HSL 167°, 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

#BCE2DA#BCE2DA
HEX#BCE2DA
RGBrgb(188, 226, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8863, 0.8549
RGB percentages73.7%, 88.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(167.4, 39.6%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.4, 16.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 3.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,378,842
CSS custom property--colour: #BCE2DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.03:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#431D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDDDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D8DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B2E3DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 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 text15.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.9Light cyan · ΔE 11.9Light blue · ΔE 12.1Gainsboro · ΔE 14Light grey · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2BCC4
Analogous#BCE2C7, #BCD7E2
Triadic#DABCE2, #E2DABC
Split complementary#E2BCD7, #E2C7BC
Tetradic#C7BCE2, #E2BCC4, #D7E2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F1EE
Darker −10%#98D3C6
Darker −20%#75C3B3
Darker −30%#51B49F
Darker −40%#3F9381
More saturated +25%#B0EEE1
Less saturated −25%#C8D6D3

Channel breakdown

R188
G226
B218
Red188 (73.7%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue167.37°
Saturation (HSL)39.58%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G E2 · B DA

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