Colour

#BCF6F9

#BCF6F9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BCF6F9 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 246, 249 and HSL 183°, 84%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BCF6F9#BCF6F9

HEX#BCF6F9

RGBrgb(188, 246, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9647, 0.9765

RGB percentages73.7%, 96.5%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(183, 83.6%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183, 24.5%, 97.6%)

CMYK24.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,383,993

CSS custom property--colour: #BCF6F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness230.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.69:1

Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA

Inverted#430906

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EEF1F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2E8F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A8FAF7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3.9 Powder blue · ΔE 7.9 Light cyan · ΔE 9.7 Light blue · ΔE 12.2 Azure · ΔE 15 Alice blue · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.93, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9BFBC

Analogous#BCF9DE, #BCD7F9

Triadic#F9BCF6, #F6F9BC

Split complementary#F9BCD7, #F9DEBC

Tetradic#DEBCF9, #F9BFBC, #D7F9BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EBFCFD

Darker −10%#8DF0F5

Darker −20%#5EE9F1

Darker −30%#30E3EC

Darker −40%#13CCD6

More saturated +25%#B6FBFF

Less saturated −25%#C5EEF0

Channel breakdown

R188

G246

B249

Red188 (73.7%)

Green246 (96.5%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue182.95°

Saturation (HSL)83.56%

Lightness85.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G F6 · B F9

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