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Colour

#BEC5EF

  • #BEC5EF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BEC5EF is a blue with RGB values 190, 197, 239 and HSL 231°, 60%, 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

#BEC5EF#BEC5EF
HEX#BEC5EF
RGBrgb(190, 197, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7725, 0.9373
RGB percentages74.5%, 77.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(231.4, 60.5%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 20.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK20.5%, 17.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,502,511
CSS custom property--colour: #BEC5EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.42:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#413A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC9F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C5EEno 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 20.2 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 text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10Thistle · ΔE 14.1Lavender · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light blue · ΔE 20.2Sky blue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE8BE
Analogous#BEDEEF, #D0BEEF
Triadic#EFBEC5, #C5EFBE
Split complementary#EFD0BE, #DEEFBE
Tetradic#EFBEDE, #EFE8BE, #BEEFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7EAF9
Darker −10%#95A0E5
Darker −20%#6C7CDB
Darker −30%#4357D1
Darker −40%#2C40B5
More saturated +25%#B4BEF9
Less saturated −25%#C8CCE5

Channel breakdown

R190
G197
B239
Red190 (74.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)60.49%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G C5 · B EF

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