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Recognised as Colour

#BED3E2

  • #BED3E2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BED3E2 is a blue with RGB values 190, 211, 226 and HSL 205°, 38%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BED3E2#BED3E2
HEX#BED3E2
RGBrgb(190, 211, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.8275, 0.8863
RGB percentages74.5%, 82.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(205, 38.3%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 15.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK15.9%, 6.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,506,082
CSS custom property--colour: #BED3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.61:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#412C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD2E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CEE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B5D7D8no 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 text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7.1Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Light grey · ΔE 10.6Powder blue · ΔE 10.6Lavender · ΔE 11.4Gainsboro · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CDBE
Analogous#BEE2DF, #BEC1E2
Triadic#E2BED3, #D3E2BE
Split complementary#E2BEC1, #E2DFBE
Tetradic#DFBEE2, #E2CDBE, #C1E2BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1EBF2
Darker −10%#9BBBD2
Darker −20%#77A3C3
Darker −30%#548BB3
Darker −40%#417193
More saturated +25%#B2D5EE
Less saturated −25%#CAD1D6

Channel breakdown

R190
G211
B226
Red190 (74.5%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)38.3%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BE · G D3 · B E2

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