Colour

#BDE8F2

#BDE8F2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BDE8F2 is a cyan with RGB values 189, 232, 242 and HSL 191°, 67%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BDE8F2#BDE8F2

HEX#BDE8F2

RGBrgb(189, 232, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.9098, 0.949

RGB percentages74.1%, 91%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(191.3, 67.1%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.3, 21.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK21.9%, 4.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,445,938

CSS custom property--colour: #BDE8F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.99:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#42170D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0E5F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7DEF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#ADECEBno 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 text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 4.3 Light blue · ΔE 6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.5 Light cyan · ΔE 10.6 Alice blue · ΔE 14 Azure · ΔE 14.1

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 4.27, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2C7BD

Analogous#BDF2E2, #BDCEF2

Triadic#F2BDE8, #E8F2BD

Split complementary#F2BDCE, #F2E2BD

Tetradic#E2BDF2, #F2C7BD, #CEF2BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8F7FA

Darker −10%#92D9EA

Darker −20%#68CAE1

Darker −30%#3DBBD9

Darker −40%#25A1BE

More saturated +25%#B3EEFC

Less saturated −25%#C7E2E8

Channel breakdown

R189

G232

B242

Red189 (74.1%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue191.32°

Saturation (HSL)67.09%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G E8 · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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