Color Name
Beau Blue
Hex Color Code
#BCD4E6
RGB Color Code
RGB(188, 212, 230)
CMYK Values*
18.3%, 7.8%, 0.0%, 9.8%
Color Family (Hue)
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What color is Beau Blue?

Beau Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Beau Blue is #BCD4E6, and the RGB color code is RGB(188, 212, 230).

In the RGB color model, Beau Blue has a red value of 188, a green value of 212, and a blue value of 230. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 18.3% cyan, 7.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 9.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 205.7° (degrees), 45.7 % saturation, and 82.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Beau Blue has a hue of 205.7° (degrees), 18.3 % saturation and 90.2 % brightness/value.

Beau Blue is cool or warm?

The color Beau Blue is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Beau Blue? (For interior and product design)

Beau Blue has an LRV of nearly 63.5. By LRV value, it is a light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
Beau Blue
LRV 63.5
Light Color

Compare LRV 63.5 of Beau Blue with dark and light color

Is Beau Blue Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Beau Blue meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Beau Blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BCD4E6
Hex triplet
#BCD4E6
Red
BC
Green
D4
Blue
E6
RGBA / RGB rgb(188, 212, 230)
Red
188 (73.7%)
Green
212 (83.1%)
Blue
230 (90.2%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
18.26%
Magenta
7.83%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
9.80%
HSL hsl(205.71deg, 45.7 %, 82.0 %)
Hue
205.71°
Saturation
45.65 %
Lightness
81.96 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
205.71°
Saturation
18.26 %
Brightness / Value
90.20 %
RYB ryb(13, 25, 38)
Red
13 (5.1%)
Yellow
25 (9.6%)
Blue
38 (14.9%)
HWB
Hue
205.71°
Whiteness
73.73 %
Blackness
9.80 %
CMY
Cyan
26.27%
Magenta
16.86%
Yellow
9.80%
XYZ
X
58.57
Y
63.49
Z
84.03
YXY
Y1
63.49
X
0.28
Y2
0.31
CIE-Lab
L
83.7
A
-4.27
B
-11.56
CIE-Lch
L
83.7
C
12.32
H
249.72
CIE-Luv
L
83.7
U
-13.45
V
-17.32
Hunter-Lab
L
79.68
A
-8.25
B
-6.75
Other
LRV
~ 63.5 %
Munsell Color System
2.6B 8.2/2.6

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Beau Blue

These are the named colors closest to Beau Blue , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BCD4E6 Color Beau Blue
100.00% match | ΔE 0.00
#BED3E5 Color Pale Aqua
98.97% match | ΔE 1.03
#AFDBF5 Color Uranian Blue
95.11% match | ΔE 4.89
#AEC6CF Color Pastel Blue
94.63% match | ΔE 5.37

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

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#BDD6E6 Color PANTONE 544 C
98.87% match | ΔE 1.13
#C6DAE7 Color PANTONE 545 C
97.52% match | ΔE 2.48
#B9D9EB Color PANTONE 290 C
97.39% match | ΔE 2.61
#C6D6E3 Color PANTONE 643 C
97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

Pantone TCX

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RAL Design

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British Standard 4800

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Paint similar to Beau Blue

These are the real paint colors closest to Beau Blue from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Beau Blue once it is on a wall.


Benjamin Moore

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Behr

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Valspar

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PPG Paints

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Dunn-Edwards

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Sherwin Williams

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Color Combinations

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Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BCD4E6
Beau Blue
#E6CEBC
Almond*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Beau Blue - #BCD4E6?

Color that best contrast with Beau Blue - #BCD4E6 is #E6CEBC, color name is Almond*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments Beau Blue - #BCD4E6?

Complementary or Opposite color for Beau Blue - #BCD4E6 is #E6CEBC, color name is Almond*.

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