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Recognised as Colour

#BDE2ED

  • #BDE2ED
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BDE2ED is a cyan with RGB values 189, 226, 237 and HSL 194°, 57%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BDE2ED#BDE2ED
HEX#BDE2ED
RGBrgb(189, 226, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8863, 0.9294
RGB percentages74.1%, 88.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(193.8, 57.1%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 20.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK20.3%, 4.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,444,397
CSS custom property--colour: #BDE2ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.27:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#421D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADFEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D9EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AFE6E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.5Powder blue · ΔE 4.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.6Light cyan · ΔE 11.9Gainsboro · ΔE 13.5Alice blue · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.53, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC8BD
Analogous#BDEDE0, #BDCAED
Triadic#EDBDE2, #E2EDBD
Split complementary#EDBDCA, #EDE0BD
Tetradic#E0BDED, #EDC8BD, #CAEDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5F4F8
Darker −10%#95D0E2
Darker −20%#6DBFD7
Darker −30%#45ADCC
Darker −40%#3091AE
More saturated +25%#B3E8F8
Less saturated −25%#C8DCE3

Channel breakdown

R189
G226
B237
Red189 (74.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue193.75°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G E2 · B ED

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