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Colour

#BDE5EF

  • #BDE5EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BDE5EF is a cyan with RGB values 189, 229, 239 and HSL 192°, 61%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BDE5EF#BDE5EF
HEX#BDE5EF
RGBrgb(189, 229, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.898, 0.9373
RGB percentages74.1%, 89.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(192, 61%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192, 20.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK20.9%, 4.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,445,167
CSS custom property--colour: #BDE5EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.62:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#421A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDE2F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5DBEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AEE9E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.2Light blue · ΔE 5.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.4Light cyan · ΔE 11.1Alice blue · ΔE 13.8Azure · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.2, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFC7BD
Analogous#BDEFE0, #BDCCEF
Triadic#EFBDE5, #E5EFBD
Split complementary#EFBDCC, #EFE0BD
Tetradic#E0BDEF, #EFC7BD, #CCEFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6F5F9
Darker −10%#94D5E5
Darker −20%#6BC5DB
Darker −30%#42B4D1
Darker −40%#2C99B4
More saturated +25%#B3EBF9
Less saturated −25%#C7DFE5

Channel breakdown

R189
G229
B239
Red189 (74.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue192°
Saturation (HSL)60.98%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G E5 · B EF

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