Colour

#BEDDE7

#BEDDE7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#BEDDE7 is a cyan with RGB values 190, 221, 231 and HSL 195°, 46%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BEDDE7#BEDDE7

HEX#BEDDE7

RGBrgb(190, 221, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.8667, 0.9059

RGB percentages74.5%, 86.7%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(194.6, 46.1%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 17.7%, 90.6%)

CMYK17.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,508,647

CSS custom property--colour: #BEDDE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.69:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#412218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6DBE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0D5E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#B3E1E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.9 Powder blue · ΔE 6 Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7 Light grey · ΔE 11.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.85, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7C8BE

Analogous#BEE7DC, #BEC9E7

Triadic#E7BEDD, #DDE7BE

Split complementary#E7BEC9, #E7DDBE

Tetradic#DDBEE7, #E7C8BE, #C9E7BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3F0F5

Darker −10%#99CAD9

Darker −20%#74B6CB

Darker −30%#4EA3BE

Darker −40%#3B869E

More saturated +25%#B3E3F2

Less saturated −25%#C9D7DC

Channel breakdown

R190

G221

B231

Red190 (74.5%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue194.63°

Saturation (HSL)46.07%

Lightness82.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BE · G DD · B E7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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