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Colour

#BEC5DC

  • #BEC5DC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BEC5DC is a blue with RGB values 190, 197, 220 and HSL 226°, 30%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BEC5DC#BEC5DC
HEX#BEC5DC
RGBrgb(190, 197, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7725, 0.8627
RGB percentages74.5%, 77.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(226, 30%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 13.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK13.6%, 10.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,502,492
CSS custom property--colour: #BEC5DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#413A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC7DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC4DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B7C9CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.7Thistle · ΔE 11.5Lavender · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 12.6Light grey · ΔE 13.4Light blue · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.7, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD5BE
Analogous#BED4DC, #C6BEDC
Triadic#DCBEC5, #C5DCBE
Split complementary#DCC6BE, #D4DCBE
Tetradic#DCBED4, #DCD5BE, #BEDCC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFE3EE
Darker −10%#9DA7CA
Darker −20%#7C8AB8
Darker −30%#5B6CA6
Darker −40%#485786
More saturated +25%#B2BEE9
Less saturated −25%#CBCCD0

Channel breakdown

R190
G197
B220
Red190 (74.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue226°
Saturation (HSL)30%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G C5 · B DC

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