Recognised as Colour

#BCE4E8

#BCE4E8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BCE4E8 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 228, 232 and HSL 185°, 49%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BCE4E8#BCE4E8

HEX#BCE4E8

RGBrgb(188, 228, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8941, 0.9098

RGB percentages73.7%, 89.4%, 91%

HSLhsl(185.5, 48.9%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 19%, 91%)

CMYK19%, 1.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,379,368

CSS custom property--colour: #BCE4E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.4:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#431B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEE0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5DAE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AFE7E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.2 Light blue · ΔE 6.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.8 Light cyan · ΔE 10.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.6 Azure · ΔE 13.9

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.23, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8C0BC

Analogous#BCE8D6, #BCCEE8

Triadic#E8BCE4, #E4E8BC

Split complementary#E8BCCE, #E8D6BC

Tetradic#D6BCE8, #E8C0BC, #CEE8BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E2F3F5

Darker −10%#96D5DB

Darker −20%#70C5CE

Darker −30%#4AB6C1

Darker −40%#3797A1

More saturated +25%#B1EDF3

Less saturated −25%#C7DBDD

Channel breakdown

R188

G228

B232

Red188 (73.7%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue185.45°

Saturation (HSL)48.89%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G E4 · B E8

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