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Recognised as Colour

#BDBAF6

  • #BDBAF6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BDBAF6 is a blue with RGB values 189, 186, 246 and HSL 243°, 77%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BDBAF6#BDBAF6
HEX#BDBAF6
RGBrgb(189, 186, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7294, 0.9647
RGB percentages74.1%, 72.9%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(243, 76.9%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 24.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK23.2%, 24.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,166
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBAF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#424509

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABC1F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AABEF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B0C4CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Plum · ΔE 20.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8Lavender · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 20.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3F6BA
Analogous#BAD5F6, #DBBAF6
Triadic#F6BDBA, #BAF6BD
Split complementary#F6DBBA, #D5F6BA
Tetradic#F6BAD5, #F3F6BA, #BAF6DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8E7FC
Darker −10%#928DF0
Darker −20%#6760EA
Darker −30%#3C33E4
Darker −40%#231ACA
More saturated +25%#B5B1FF
Less saturated −25%#C6C4EC

Channel breakdown

R189
G186
B246
Red189 (74.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue243°
Saturation (HSL)76.92%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G BA · B F6

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