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Colour

#BEC4E8

  • #BEC4E8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BEC4E8 is a blue with RGB values 190, 196, 232 and HSL 231°, 48%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BEC4E8#BEC4E8
HEX#BEC4E8
RGBrgb(190, 196, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7686, 0.9098
RGB percentages74.5%, 76.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(231.4, 47.7%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 18.1%, 91%)
CMYK18.1%, 15.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,502,248
CSS custom property--colour: #BEC4E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#413B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC7EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C4E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B5CAD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Thistle · ΔE 12.2Lavender · ΔE 15.1Light blue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9Silver · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8E2BE
Analogous#BED9E8, #CDBEE8
Triadic#E8BEC4, #C4E8BE
Split complementary#E8CDBE, #D9E8BE
Tetradic#E8BED9, #E8E2BE, #BEE8CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4E6F5
Darker −10%#98A2DB
Darker −20%#7380CD
Darker −30%#4D5DC0
Darker −40%#3948A1
More saturated +25%#B3BCF3
Less saturated −25%#C9CCDD

Channel breakdown

R190
G196
B232
Red190 (74.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)47.73%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G C4 · B E8

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