Colour

#BDBCFA

#BDBCFA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDBCFA is a blue with RGB values 189, 188, 250 and HSL 241°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDBCFA#BDBCFA

HEX#BDBCFA

RGBrgb(189, 188, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7373, 0.9804

RGB percentages74.1%, 73.7%, 98%

HSLhsl(241, 86.1%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241, 24.8%, 98%)

CMYK24.4%, 24.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,434,682

CSS custom property--colour: #BDBCFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#424305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACC3FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAC0F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AFC7D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1 Thistle · ΔE 21.3 Plum · ΔE 21.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3 Lavender · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 21.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F9FABC

Analogous#BCDAFA, #DCBCFA

Triadic#FABDBC, #BCFABD

Split complementary#FADCBC, #DAFABC

Tetradic#FABCDA, #F9FABC, #BCFADC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#ECEBFE

Darker −10%#8E8DF6

Darker −20%#605DF3

Darker −30%#312EEF

Darker −40%#1410DA

More saturated +25%#B8B7FF

Less saturated −25%#C6C5F1

Channel breakdown

R189

G188

B250

Red189 (74.1%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue240.97°

Saturation (HSL)86.11%

Lightness85.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G BC · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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