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Recognised as Colour

#BDC9EE

  • #BDC9EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDC9EE is a blue with RGB values 189, 201, 238 and HSL 225°, 59%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDC9EE#BDC9EE
HEX#BDC9EE
RGBrgb(189, 201, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7882, 0.9333
RGB percentages74.1%, 78.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(225.3, 59%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 20.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK20.6%, 15.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,437,998
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC9EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#423611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECCF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC8EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B1D0D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.1Thistle · ΔE 14.2Lavender · ΔE 14.6Light blue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE2BD
Analogous#BDE2EE, #CABDEE
Triadic#EEBDC9, #C9EEBD
Split complementary#EECABD, #E2EEBD
Tetradic#EEBDE2, #EEE2BD, #BDEECA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6EAF8
Darker −10%#94A8E4
Darker −20%#6C87D9
Darker −30%#4365CF
Darker −40%#2E4EB1
More saturated +25%#B3C4F8
Less saturated −25%#C7CEE4

Channel breakdown

R189
G201
B238
Red189 (74.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue225.31°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C9 · B EE

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