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Colour

#BDCFFF

  • #BDCFFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDCFFF is a blue with RGB values 189, 207, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDCFFF#BDCFFF
HEX#BDCFFF
RGBrgb(189, 207, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8118, 1
RGB percentages74.1%, 81.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.6, 100%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 25.9%, 100%)
CMYK25.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,551
CSS custom property--colour: #BDCFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.53:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#423000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0D3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBCDFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ACD8DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Lavender · ΔE 18Thistle · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 19.9Light blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEDBD
Analogous#BDF0FF, #CCBDFF
Triadic#FFBDCF, #CFFFBD
Split complementary#FFCCBD, #F0FFBD
Tetradic#FFBDF0, #FFEDBD, #BDFFCC

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%#8AAAFF
Darker −20%#5785FF
Darker −30%#2460FF
Darker −40%#0041F0
More saturated +25%#BDCFFF
Less saturated −25%#C5D3F7

Channel breakdown

R189
G207
B255
Red189 (74.1%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G CF · B FF

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