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Recognised as Colour

#BDCEDE

  • #BDCEDE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDCEDE is a blue with RGB values 189, 206, 222 and HSL 209°, 33%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDCEDE#BDCEDE
HEX#BDCEDE
RGBrgb(189, 206, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8078, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.1%, 80.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(209.1, 33.3%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 14.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK14.9%, 7.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,262
CSS custom property--colour: #BDCEDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#423121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CEDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B5D2D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Light blue · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 10.5Silver · ΔE 11Lavender · ΔE 11.7Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECDBD
Analogous#BDDEDE, #BDBEDE
Triadic#DEBDCE, #CEDEBD
Split complementary#DEBDBE, #DEDEBD
Tetradic#DEBDDE, #DECDBD, #BEDEBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFE7EF
Darker −10%#9BB5CD
Darker −20%#799CBC
Darker −30%#5782AB
Darker −40%#45698A
More saturated +25%#B1CEEA
Less saturated −25%#C9CED2

Channel breakdown

R189
G206
B222
Red189 (74.1%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue209.09°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G CE · B DE

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