Recognised as Colour
#BDB6EB
- #BDB6EB
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDB6EB is a blue with RGB values 189, 182, 235 and HSL 248°, 57%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDB6EB#BDB6EB
HEX#BDB6EB
RGBrgb(189, 182, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7137, 0.9216
RGB percentages74.1%, 71.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(247.9, 57%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 22.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK19.6%, 22.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,131
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB6EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#424914
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4EBB6
Analogous#B6CAEB, #D7B6EB
Triadic#EBBDB6, #B6EBBD
Split complementary#EBD7B6, #CAEBB6
Tetradic#EBB6CA, #E4EBB6, #B6EBD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G182
B235
Red189 (74.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue247.92°
Saturation (HSL)56.99%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G B6 · B EB
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