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Colour

#BEC5E7

  • #BEC5E7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BEC5E7 is a blue with RGB values 190, 197, 231 and HSL 230°, 46%, 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

#BEC5E7#BEC5E7
HEX#BEC5E7
RGBrgb(190, 197, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7725, 0.9059
RGB percentages74.5%, 77.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(229.8, 46.1%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 17.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 14.7%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,502,503
CSS custom property--colour: #BEC5E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#413A18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC8E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C5E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5CBD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Thistle · ΔE 12.1Lavender · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 17Silver · ΔE 18.4Light grey · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E0BE
Analogous#BEDAE7, #CBBEE7
Triadic#E7BEC5, #C5E7BE
Split complementary#E7CBBE, #DAE7BE
Tetradic#E7BEDA, #E7E0BE, #BEE7CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3E6F5
Darker −10%#99A4D9
Darker −20%#7483CB
Darker −30%#4E61BE
Darker −40%#3B4C9E
More saturated +25%#B3BEF2
Less saturated −25%#C9CCDC

Channel breakdown

R190
G197
B231
Red190 (74.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue229.76°
Saturation (HSL)46.07%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G C5 · B E7

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