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Recognised as Colour

#BDE8EB

  • #BDE8EB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BDE8EB is a cyan with RGB values 189, 232, 235 and HSL 184°, 53%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BDE8EB#BDE8EB
HEX#BDE8EB
RGBrgb(189, 232, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9098, 0.9216
RGB percentages74.1%, 91%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(183.9, 53.5%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 19.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK19.6%, 1.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,445,931
CSS custom property--colour: #BDE8EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.91:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#421714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E4EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DDEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AFEBE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 3.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.5Light blue · ΔE 8Light cyan · ΔE 9.7Azure · ΔE 13.5Alice blue · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 3.73, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC0BD
Analogous#BDEBD7, #BDD1EB
Triadic#EBBDE8, #E8EBBD
Split complementary#EBBDD1, #EBD7BD
Tetradic#D7BDEB, #EBC0BD, #D1EBBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4F6F7
Darker −10%#96DADF
Darker −20%#6FCDD3
Darker −30%#48BFC7
Darker −40%#33A1A9
More saturated +25%#B2F1F6
Less saturated −25%#C8DFE0

Channel breakdown

R189
G232
B235
Red189 (74.1%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue183.91°
Saturation (HSL)53.49%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G E8 · B EB

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