Colour

#BEC5FF

#BEC5FF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BEC5FF is a blue with RGB values 190, 197, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BEC5FF#BEC5FF

HEX#BEC5FF

RGBrgb(190, 197, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7725, 1

RGB percentages74.5%, 77.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(233.5, 100%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 25.5%, 100%)

CMYK25.5%, 22.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,502,527

CSS custom property--colour: #BEC5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#413A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1C6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AECFD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1 Thistle · ΔE 20.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8 Lavender · ΔE 23.3 Plum · ΔE 24.9 Sky blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFF8BE

Analogous#BEE6FF, #D8BEFF

Triadic#FFBEC5, #C5FFBE

Split complementary#FFD8BE, #E5FFBE

Tetradic#FFBEE5, #FFF8BE, #BEFFD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1F3FF

Darker −10%#8B97FF

Darker −20%#586AFF

Darker −30%#253CFF

Darker −40%#001AF1

More saturated +25%#BEC5FF

Less saturated −25%#C6CBF7

Channel breakdown

R190

G197

B255

Red190 (74.5%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue233.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness87.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G C5 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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