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Recognised as Colour

#BDCFF2

  • #BDCFF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDCFF2 is a blue with RGB values 189, 207, 242 and HSL 220°, 67%, 85%. 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

#BDCFF2#BDCFF2
HEX#BDCFF2
RGBrgb(189, 207, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8118, 0.949
RGB percentages74.1%, 81.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(219.6, 67.1%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 21.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK21.9%, 14.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,538
CSS custom property--colour: #BDCFF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.37:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#42300D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4D1F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFCCF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B0D6DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Lavender · ΔE 13.3Light blue · ΔE 14.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6Thistle · ΔE 15.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E0BD
Analogous#BDEAF2, #C6BDF2
Triadic#F2BDCF, #CFF2BD
Split complementary#F2C6BD, #EAF2BD
Tetradic#F2BDEA, #F2E0BD, #BDF2C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8EEFA
Darker −10%#92B0EA
Darker −20%#6891E1
Darker −30%#3D72D9
Darker −40%#2559BE
More saturated +25%#B3CCFC
Less saturated −25%#C7D2E8

Channel breakdown

R189
G207
B242
Red189 (74.1%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue219.62°
Saturation (HSL)67.09%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G CF · B F2

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