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Recognised as Colour

#BDDCF5

  • #BDDCF5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BDDCF5 is a blue with RGB values 189, 220, 245 and HSL 207°, 74%, 85%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#BDDCF5#BDDCF5
HEX#BDDCF5
RGBrgb(189, 220, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8627, 0.9608
RGB percentages74.1%, 86.3%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(206.8, 73.7%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 22.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK22.9%, 10.2%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,442,869
CSS custom property--colour: #BDDCF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.72:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#42230A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2DBF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD5F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AEE2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 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 text14.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.7Light steelblue · ΔE 8.6Lavender · ΔE 11.8Powder blue · ΔE 11.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5D6BD
Analogous#BDF5F2, #BDC0F5
Triadic#F5BDDC, #DCF5BD
Split complementary#F5BDC0, #F5F2BD
Tetradic#F2BDF5, #F5D6BD, #C0F5BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9F3FC
Darker −10%#91C5EE
Darker −20%#64ADE8
Darker −30%#3896E1
Darker −40%#1E7CC8
More saturated +25%#B4DDFF
Less saturated −25%#C7DBEC

Channel breakdown

R189
G220
B245
Red189 (74.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue206.79°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G DC · B F5

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