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Colour

#BCFAED

  • #BCFAED
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BCFAED is a cyan with RGB values 188, 250, 237 and HSL 167°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BCFAED#BCFAED
HEX#BCFAED
RGBrgb(188, 250, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.9804, 0.9294
RGB percentages73.7%, 98%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(167.4, 86.1%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.4, 24.8%, 98%)
CMYK24.8%, 0%, 5.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,385,005
CSS custom property--colour: #BCFAED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.04:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#430512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5F3EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9EAEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ABFCF6no 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 text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.8Light cyan · ΔE 13.1Powder blue · ΔE 13.7Honeydew · ΔE 16.1Azure · ΔE 17.9Mint cream · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FABCC9
Analogous#BCFACE, #BCE8FA
Triadic#EDBCFA, #FAEDBC
Split complementary#FABCE8, #FACEBC
Tetradic#CEBCFA, #FABCC9, #E8FABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBFEFA
Darker −10%#8DF6E0
Darker −20%#5DF3D4
Darker −30%#2EEFC7
Darker −40%#10DAB0
More saturated +25%#B7FFF0
Less saturated −25%#C5F1E8

Channel breakdown

R188
G250
B237
Red188 (73.7%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue167.42°
Saturation (HSL)86.11%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G FA · B ED

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