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Recognised as Colour

#BEC5EE

  • #BEC5EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BEC5EE is a blue with RGB values 190, 197, 238 and HSL 231°, 59%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BEC5EE#BEC5EE
HEX#BEC5EE
RGBrgb(190, 197, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7725, 0.9333
RGB percentages74.5%, 77.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(231.3, 58.5%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 20.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK20.2%, 17.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,502,510
CSS custom property--colour: #BEC5EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#413A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC9F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B3CCD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Thistle · ΔE 13.8Lavender · ΔE 16.4Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Light blue · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE7BE
Analogous#BEDDEE, #CFBEEE
Triadic#EEBEC5, #C5EEBE
Split complementary#EECFBE, #DDEEBE
Tetradic#EEBEDD, #EEE7BE, #BEEECF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6E9F9
Darker −10%#96A1E3
Darker −20%#6D7DD9
Darker −30%#4559CE
Darker −40%#2E42B2
More saturated +25%#B4BEF8
Less saturated −25%#C8CCE4

Channel breakdown

R190
G197
B238
Red190 (74.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue231.25°
Saturation (HSL)58.54%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G C5 · B EE

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