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Colour

#BECBF9

  • #BECBF9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BECBF9 is a blue with RGB values 190, 203, 249 and HSL 227°, 83%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BECBF9#BECBF9
HEX#BECBF9
RGBrgb(190, 203, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7961, 0.9765
RGB percentages74.5%, 79.6%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(226.8, 83.1%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 23.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK23.7%, 18.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,504,057
CSS custom property--colour: #BECBF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.1:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#413406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECFFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9CAF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AFD4DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Thistle · ΔE 16.9Lavender · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Light blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9ECBE
Analogous#BEE9F9, #CEBEF9
Triadic#F9BECB, #CBF9BE
Split complementary#F9CFBE, #E9F9BE
Tetradic#F9BEE9, #F9ECBE, #BEF9CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF0FD
Darker −10%#8FA6F5
Darker −20%#6180F0
Darker −30%#325BEC
Darker −40%#143FD7
More saturated +25%#B8C8FF
Less saturated −25%#C7D0F0

Channel breakdown

R190
G203
B249
Red190 (74.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue226.78°
Saturation (HSL)83.1%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G CB · B F9

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