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Colour

#BDC7E4

  • #BDC7E4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDC7E4 is a blue with RGB values 189, 199, 228 and HSL 225°, 42%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDC7E4#BDC7E4
HEX#BDC7E4
RGBrgb(189, 199, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7804, 0.8941
RGB percentages74.1%, 78%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(224.6, 41.9%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 17.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK17.1%, 12.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,437,476
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC7E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#42381B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC9E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC6E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B4CCD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.2Thistle · ΔE 12.4Lavender · ΔE 13Light blue · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 15.9Light grey · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.21, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4DABD
Analogous#BDDBE4, #C7BDE4
Triadic#E4BDC7, #C7E4BD
Split complementary#E4C7BD, #DBE4BD
Tetradic#E4BDDB, #E4DABD, #BDE4C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1E6F3
Darker −10%#99A8D5
Darker −20%#758AC6
Darker −30%#506BB8
Darker −40%#3E5597
More saturated +25%#B1C1F0
Less saturated −25%#C9CDD8

Channel breakdown

R189
G199
B228
Red189 (74.1%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue224.62°
Saturation (HSL)41.94%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C7 · B E4

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