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Colour

#BECBF0

  • #BECBF0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BECBF0 is a blue with RGB values 190, 203, 240 and HSL 224°, 62%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BECBF0#BECBF0
HEX#BECBF0
RGBrgb(190, 203, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7961, 0.9412
RGB percentages74.5%, 79.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(224.4, 62.5%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 20.8%, 94.1%)
CMYK20.8%, 15.4%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,504,048
CSS custom property--colour: #BECBF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#41340F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CEF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC9EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B2D2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.2Lavender · ΔE 14.2Thistle · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 16.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0E3BE
Analogous#BEE4F0, #CABEF0
Triadic#F0BECB, #CBF0BE
Split complementary#F0CABE, #E4F0BE
Tetradic#F0BEE4, #F0E3BE, #BEF0CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7ECFA
Darker −10%#95AAE6
Darker −20%#6B89DD
Darker −30%#4268D3
Darker −40%#2A4FB8
More saturated +25%#B4C6FA
Less saturated −25%#C8D0E6

Channel breakdown

R190
G203
B240
Red190 (74.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue224.4°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G CB · B F0

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