Colour
#BDB9DB
- #BDB9DB
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDB9DB is a blue with RGB values 189, 185, 219 and HSL 247°, 32%, 79%. 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
#BDB9DB#BDB9DB
HEX#BDB9DB
RGBrgb(189, 185, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7255, 0.8588
RGB percentages74.1%, 72.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(247.1, 32.1%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.1, 15.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK13.7%, 15.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,883
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB9DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#424624
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 text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7DBB9
Analogous#B9C6DB, #CEB9DB
Triadic#DBBDB9, #B9DBBD
Split complementary#DBCEB9, #C6DBB9
Tetradic#DBB9C6, #D7DBB9, #B9DBCE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G185
B219
Red189 (74.1%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue247.06°
Saturation (HSL)32.08%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G B9 · B DB
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