Colour
#BDB5E6
- #BDB5E6
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDB5E6 is a blue with RGB values 189, 181, 230 and HSL 250°, 49%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDB5E6#BDB5E6
HEX#BDB5E6
RGBrgb(189, 181, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7098, 0.902
RGB percentages74.1%, 71%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(249.8, 49.5%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 21.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK17.8%, 21.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,432,870
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB5E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#424A19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEE6B5
Analogous#B5C5E6, #D6B5E6
Triadic#E6BDB5, #B5E6BD
Split complementary#E6D6B5, #C5E6B5
Tetradic#E6B5C5, #DEE6B5, #B5E6D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G181
B230
Red189 (74.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue249.8°
Saturation (HSL)49.49%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G B5 · B E6
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