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Recognised as Colour

#BDB6EE

  • #BDB6EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BDB6EE is a blue with RGB values 189, 182, 238 and HSL 248°, 62%, 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

#BDB6EE#BDB6EE
HEX#BDB6EE
RGBrgb(189, 182, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7137, 0.9333
RGB percentages74.1%, 71.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(247.5, 62.2%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 23.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK20.6%, 23.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,134
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB6EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#424911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9BDF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9BBECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B3BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.1Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25Lavender · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7EEB6
Analogous#B6CBEE, #D9B6EE
Triadic#EEBDB6, #B6EEBD
Split complementary#EED9B6, #CBEEB6
Tetradic#EEB6CB, #E7EEB6, #B6EED9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2DFF8
Darker −10%#988DE4
Darker −20%#7263DB
Darker −30%#4D3AD1
Darker −40%#3A29AF
More saturated +25%#B5ABF9
Less saturated −25%#C5C1E3

Channel breakdown

R189
G182
B238
Red189 (74.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)62.22%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G B6 · B EE

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