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Recognised as Colour

#BDC2FF

  • #BDC2FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDC2FF is a blue with RGB values 189, 194, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDC2FF#BDC2FF
HEX#BDC2FF
RGBrgb(189, 194, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7608, 1
RGB percentages74.1%, 76.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(235.5, 100%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.5, 25.9%, 100%)
CMYK25.9%, 23.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,436,223
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#423D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1C9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEC4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ADCDD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Thistle · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 23.9Lavender · ΔE 25.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 19.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFABD
Analogous#BDE3FF, #D9BDFF
Triadic#FFBDC2, #C2FFBD
Split complementary#FFD9BD, #E3FFBD
Tetradic#FFBDE3, #FFFABD, #BDFFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F1FF
Darker −10%#8A93FF
Darker −20%#5764FF
Darker −30%#2435FF
Darker −40%#0012F0
More saturated +25%#BDC2FF
Less saturated −25%#C5C9F7

Channel breakdown

R189
G194
B255
Red189 (74.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue235.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C2 · B FF

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