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Colour

#BEC7E2

  • #BEC7E2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BEC7E2 is a blue with RGB values 190, 199, 226 and HSL 225°, 38%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BEC7E2#BEC7E2
HEX#BEC7E2
RGBrgb(190, 199, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7804, 0.8863
RGB percentages74.5%, 78%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(225, 38.3%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 15.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK15.9%, 11.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,503,010
CSS custom property--colour: #BEC7E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#41381D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC9E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC6E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B6CCD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 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 text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.2Thistle · ΔE 12Lavender · ΔE 12.5Light blue · ΔE 14Silver · ΔE 14.9Light grey · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.18, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2D9BE
Analogous#BED9E2, #C7BEE2
Triadic#E2BEC7, #C7E2BE
Split complementary#E2C7BE, #D9E2BE
Tetradic#E2BED9, #E2D9BE, #BEE2C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E5F2
Darker −10%#9BA9D2
Darker −20%#778AC3
Darker −30%#546CB3
Darker −40%#415693
More saturated +25%#B2C1EE
Less saturated −25%#CACDD6

Channel breakdown

R190
G199
B226
Red190 (74.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)38.3%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G C7 · B E2

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