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Recognised as Colour

#BCE2DF

  • #BCE2DF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BCE2DF is a cyan with RGB values 188, 226, 223 and HSL 175°, 40%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BCE2DF#BCE2DF
HEX#BCE2DF
RGBrgb(188, 226, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8863, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.7%, 88.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(175.3, 39.6%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.3, 16.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 1.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,378,847
CSS custom property--colour: #BCE2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.08:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#431D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDEDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D8E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B1E4E1no 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 text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.2Light blue · ΔE 9.7Light cyan · ΔE 11.1Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2Light grey · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.57, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2BCBF
Analogous#BCE2CC, #BCD2E2
Triadic#DFBCE2, #E2DFBC
Split complementary#E2BCD2, #E2CCBC
Tetradic#CCBCE2, #E2BCBF, #D2E2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F1F0
Darker −10%#98D3CE
Darker −20%#75C3BD
Darker −30%#51B4AC
Darker −40%#3F938C
More saturated +25%#B0EEE9
Less saturated −25%#C8D6D5

Channel breakdown

R188
G226
B223
Red188 (73.7%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue175.26°
Saturation (HSL)39.58%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G E2 · B DF

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