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Colour

#BDCDF2

  • #BDCDF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDCDF2 is a blue with RGB values 189, 205, 242 and HSL 222°, 67%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDCDF2#BDCDF2
HEX#BDCDF2
RGBrgb(189, 205, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8039, 0.949
RGB percentages74.1%, 80.4%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(221.9, 67.1%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 21.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK21.9%, 15.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,026
CSS custom property--colour: #BDCDF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.18:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#42320D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CFF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDCBF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#B0D4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.1Lavender · ΔE 14.1Thistle · ΔE 15.5Light blue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E2BD
Analogous#BDE8F2, #C8BDF2
Triadic#F2BDCD, #CDF2BD
Split complementary#F2C8BD, #E8F2BD
Tetradic#F2BDE8, #F2E2BD, #BDF2C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8EDFA
Darker −10%#92ADEA
Darker −20%#688CE1
Darker −30%#3D6CD9
Darker −40%#2553BE
More saturated +25%#B3C9FC
Less saturated −25%#C7D1E8

Channel breakdown

R189
G205
B242
Red189 (74.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue221.89°
Saturation (HSL)67.09%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G CD · B F2

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