Recognised as Colour
#BDB7E8
- #BDB7E8
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDB7E8 is a blue with RGB values 189, 183, 232 and HSL 247°, 52%, 81%. 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
#BDB7E8#BDB7E8
HEX#BDB7E8
RGBrgb(189, 183, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7176, 0.9098
RGB percentages74.1%, 71.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(247.3, 51.6%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 21.1%, 91%)
CMYK18.5%, 21.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,384
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB7E8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#424817
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E2E8B7
Analogous#B7C9E8, #D6B7E8
Triadic#E8BDB7, #B7E8BD
Split complementary#E8D6B7, #C9E8B7
Tetradic#E8B7C9, #E2E8B7, #B7E8D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G183
B232
Red189 (74.1%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue247.35°
Saturation (HSL)51.58%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G B7 · B E8
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