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Recognised as Colour

#BDC0F5

  • #BDC0F5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDC0F5 is a blue with RGB values 189, 192, 245 and HSL 237°, 74%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDC0F5#BDC0F5
HEX#BDC0F5
RGBrgb(189, 192, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7529, 0.9608
RGB percentages74.1%, 75.3%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(236.8, 73.7%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 22.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK22.9%, 21.6%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,701
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC0F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#423F0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C6F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0C2F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B0C9D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21Lavender · ΔE 22Plum · ΔE 23.7Sky blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5F2BD
Analogous#BDDCF5, #D6BDF5
Triadic#F5BDC0, #C0F5BD
Split complementary#F5D6BD, #DCF5BD
Tetradic#F5BDDC, #F5F2BD, #BDF5D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9EAFC
Darker −10%#9196EE
Darker −20%#646BE8
Darker −30%#3841E1
Darker −40%#1E27C8
More saturated +25%#B4B8FF
Less saturated −25%#C7C8EC

Channel breakdown

R189
G192
B245
Red189 (74.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue236.79°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C0 · B F5

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