Recognised as Colour

#BDC5EB

#BDC5EB
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDC5EB is a blue with RGB values 189, 197, 235 and HSL 230°, 53%, 83%. 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

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HEX#BDC5EB

RGBrgb(189, 197, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7725, 0.9216

RGB percentages74.1%, 77.3%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(229.6, 53.5%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 19.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK19.6%, 16.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,436,971

CSS custom property--colour: #BDC5EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#423A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBC8EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C5EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B2CCD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 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 text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9 Thistle · ΔE 13.3 Lavender · ΔE 15.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2 Light blue · ΔE 18.4 Sky blue · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBE3BD

Analogous#BDDCEB, #CCBDEB

Triadic#EBBDC5, #C5EBBD

Split complementary#EBCCBD, #DCEBBD

Tetradic#EBBDDC, #EBE3BD, #BDEBCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4E7F7

Darker −10%#96A3DF

Darker −20%#6F80D3

Darker −30%#485EC7

Darker −40%#3348A9

More saturated +25%#B2BEF6

Less saturated −25%#C8CCE0

Channel breakdown

R189

G197

B235

Red189 (74.1%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue229.57°

Saturation (HSL)53.49%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G C5 · B EB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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