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Recognised as Colour

#BDBECF

  • #BDBECF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDBECF is a blue with RGB values 189, 190, 207 and HSL 237°, 16%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDBECF#BDBECF
HEX#BDBECF
RGBrgb(189, 190, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7451, 0.8118
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(236.7, 15.8%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 8.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK8.7%, 8.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,151
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#424130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC0D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BFCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B9C1C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Silver · ΔE 9.1Thistle · ΔE 10.6Light grey · ΔE 11.6Dark grey · ΔE 12.2Gainsboro · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCEBD
Analogous#BDC7CF, #C5BDCF
Triadic#CFBDBE, #BECFBD
Split complementary#CFC5BD, #C7CFBD
Tetradic#CFBDC7, #CFCEBD, #BDCFC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F8FA
Lighter +10%#DBDBE4
Darker −10%#9FA1BA
Darker −20%#8284A4
Darker −30%#66688D
Darker −40%#51536F
More saturated +25%#AFB1DD
Less saturated −25%#C6C6C6

Channel breakdown

R189
G190
B207
Red189 (74.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue236.67°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G BE · B CF

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