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Colour

#BDCEFF

  • #BDCEFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDCEFF is a blue with RGB values 189, 206, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDCEFF#BDCEFF
HEX#BDCEFF
RGBrgb(189, 206, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8078, 1
RGB percentages74.1%, 80.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.5, 100%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 25.9%, 100%)
CMYK25.9%, 19.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,295
CSS custom property--colour: #BDCEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#423100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFD2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BACCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#ACD7DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Lavender · ΔE 18.5Thistle · ΔE 18.9Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Light blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEEBD
Analogous#BDEFFF, #CDBDFF
Triadic#FFBDCE, #CEFFBD
Split complementary#FFCDBD, #EFFFBD
Tetradic#FFBDEF, #FFEEBD, #BDFFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F4FF
Darker −10%#8AA8FF
Darker −20%#5782FF
Darker −30%#245CFF
Darker −40%#003EF0
More saturated +25%#BDCEFF
Less saturated −25%#C5D2F7

Channel breakdown

R189
G206
B255
Red189 (74.1%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G CE · B FF

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