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Colour

#BDE3FD

  • #BDE3FD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BDE3FD is a blue with RGB values 189, 227, 253 and HSL 204°, 94%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BDE3FD#BDE3FD
HEX#BDE3FD
RGBrgb(189, 227, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8902, 0.9922
RGB percentages74.1%, 89%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(204.4, 94.1%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.4, 25.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK25.3%, 10.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,444,669
CSS custom property--colour: #BDE3FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.57:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#421C02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8E2FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFDBFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AAEAEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Powder blue · ΔE 11.6Lavender · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDD7BD
Analogous#BDFDF7, #BDC3FD
Triadic#FDBDE3, #E3FDBD
Split complementary#FDBDC3, #FDF7BD
Tetradic#F7BDFD, #FDD7BD, #C3FDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFF8FF
Darker −10%#8CCEFC
Darker −20%#5AB9FA
Darker −30%#29A4F9
Darker −40%#078CE7
More saturated +25%#BBE3FF
Less saturated −25%#C6E1F5

Channel breakdown

R189
G227
B253
Red189 (74.1%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue204.38°
Saturation (HSL)94.12%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G E3 · B FD

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