Colour

#BEC2D1

#BEC2D1
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BEC2D1 is a blue with RGB values 190, 194, 209 and HSL 227°, 17%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BEC2D1#BEC2D1

HEX#BEC2D1

RGBrgb(190, 194, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7608, 0.8196

RGB percentages74.5%, 76.1%, 82%

HSLhsl(227.4, 17.1%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 9.1%, 82%)

CMYK9.1%, 7.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,501,713

CSS custom property--colour: #BEC2D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#413D2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC3D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC2D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BAC5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8 Silver · ΔE 8.2 Light grey · ΔE 10.1 Thistle · ΔE 11.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.3 Dark grey · ΔE 12.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1CDBE

Analogous#BECBD1, #C4BED1

Triadic#D1BEC2, #C2D1BE

Split complementary#D1C4BE, #CBD1BE

Tetradic#D1BECB, #D1CDBE, #BED1C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFAFB

Lighter +10%#DCDEE6

Darker −10%#A0A6BC

Darker −20%#828AA7

Darker −30%#666F90

Darker −40%#515872

More saturated +25%#B0BADF

Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R190

G194

B209

Red190 (74.5%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue227.37°

Saturation (HSL)17.12%

Lightness78.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G C2 · B D1

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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