Colour
#BDB3E4
- #BDB3E4
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDB3E4 is a blue with RGB values 189, 179, 228 and HSL 252°, 48%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDB3E4#BDB3E4
HEX#BDB3E4
RGBrgb(189, 179, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.702, 0.8941
RGB percentages74.1%, 70.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(252.2, 47.6%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 21.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK17.1%, 21.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,432,356
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB3E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#424C1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DAE4B3
Analogous#B3C1E4, #D6B3E4
Triadic#E4BDB3, #B3E4BD
Split complementary#E4D6B3, #C1E4B3
Tetradic#E4B3C1, #DAE4B3, #B3E4D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G179
B228
Red189 (74.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue252.24°
Saturation (HSL)47.57%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G B3 · B E4
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