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Recognised as Colour

#BDD0EE

  • #BDD0EE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDD0EE is a blue with RGB values 189, 208, 238 and HSL 217°, 59%, 84%. 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

#BDD0EE#BDD0EE
HEX#BDD0EE
RGBrgb(189, 208, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8157, 0.9333
RGB percentages74.1%, 81.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(216.7, 59%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 20.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK20.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,790
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD0EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62104WCAG 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 13.42:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#422F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D1EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CDEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B1D6DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 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 text13.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5Lavender · ΔE 12.1Light blue · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.95, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEDBBD
Analogous#BDE8EE, #C3BDEE
Triadic#EEBDD0, #D0EEBD
Split complementary#EEC3BD, #E9EEBD
Tetradic#EEBDE8, #EEDBBD, #BDEEC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6EDF8
Darker −10%#94B3E4
Darker −20%#6C96D9
Darker −30%#4379CF
Darker −40%#2E61B1
More saturated +25%#B3CEF8
Less saturated −25%#C7D2E4

Channel breakdown

R189
G208
B238
Red189 (74.1%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue216.73°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G D0 · B EE

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