Recognised as Colour

#BCEAEF

#BCEAEF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BCEAEF is a cyan with RGB values 188, 234, 239 and HSL 186°, 61%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BCEAEF#BCEAEF

HEX#BCEAEF

RGBrgb(188, 234, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9176, 0.9373

RGB percentages73.7%, 91.8%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(185.9, 61.4%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 21.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK21.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,380,911

CSS custom property--colour: #BCEAEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.15:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#431510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3E6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9DFEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#ACEEEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.1 Light blue · ΔE 7.8 Light cyan · ΔE 9.7 Azure · ΔE 13.9 Alice blue · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.71, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFC1BC

Analogous#BCEFDB, #BCD1EF

Triadic#EFBCEA, #EAEFBC

Split complementary#EFBCD1, #EFDBBC

Tetradic#DBBCEF, #EFC1BC, #D1EFBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5F7F9

Darker −10%#93DDE5

Darker −20%#6AD0DB

Darker −30%#40C3D2

Darker −40%#2BA7B4

More saturated +25%#B2F2F9

Less saturated −25%#C6E2E5

Channel breakdown

R188

G234

B239

Red188 (73.7%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue185.88°

Saturation (HSL)61.45%

Lightness83.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G EA · B EF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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