Colour

#BDCAEA

#BDCAEA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDCAEA is a blue with RGB values 189, 202, 234 and HSL 223°, 52%, 83%. 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

#BDCAEA#BDCAEA

HEX#BDCAEA

RGBrgb(189, 202, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7922, 0.9176

RGB percentages74.1%, 79.2%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(222.7, 51.7%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 19.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK19.2%, 13.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,438,250

CSS custom property--colour: #BDCAEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.8:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#423515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1CCECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC8E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B2D0D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.9 Lavender · ΔE 13.1 Thistle · ΔE 13.7 Light blue · ΔE 14.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2 Sky blue · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.93, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EADDBD

Analogous#BDE0EA, #C7BDEA

Triadic#EABDCA, #CAEABD

Split complementary#EAC7BD, #E0EABD

Tetradic#EABDE0, #EADDBD, #BDEAC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4E9F6

Darker −10%#96ABDE

Darker −20%#708CD1

Darker −30%#496DC5

Darker −40%#3556A6

More saturated +25%#B2C5F5

Less saturated −25%#C8CFDF

Channel breakdown

R189

G202

B234

Red189 (74.1%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue222.67°

Saturation (HSL)51.72%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G CA · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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