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Recognised as Colour

#BDDBFA

  • #BDDBFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDDBFA is a blue with RGB values 189, 219, 250 and HSL 210°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDDBFA#BDDBFA
HEX#BDDBFA
RGBrgb(189, 219, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8588, 0.9804
RGB percentages74.1%, 85.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(210.5, 85.9%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 24.4%, 98%)
CMYK24.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,442,618
CSS custom property--colour: #BDDBFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.68:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#422405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFDBFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D5F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ACE2E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.6Light blue · ΔE 10.6Lavender · ΔE 12.5Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Light skyblue · ΔE 14.2Powder blue · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FADCBD
Analogous#BDFAFA, #BEBDFA
Triadic#FABDDB, #DBFABD
Split complementary#FABEBD, #FAFABD
Tetradic#FABDFA, #FADCBD, #BDFABE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECF5FE
Darker −10%#8EC1F6
Darker −20%#5EA7F3
Darker −30%#2F8DEF
Darker −40%#1174DA
More saturated +25%#B8DBFF
Less saturated −25%#C6DBF1

Channel breakdown

R189
G219
B250
Red189 (74.1%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue210.49°
Saturation (HSL)85.92%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G DB · B FA

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