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#BDE3FF Color

#BDE3FF is rgb(189, 227, 255) in RGB, hsl(205, 100%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDE3FF
HEX#BDE3FF
RGBrgb(189, 227, 255)
HSLhsl(205, 100%, 87%)
HSVhsv(205, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.055 240.2)
LABlab(88.19% -8.25 -17.97)
LCHlch(88.19% 19.77 245.33)

What #BDE3FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDE3FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.23Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.26Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 8.66Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 9.46Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 9.7Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 10.73

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#BDE3FF Channel Values

How #BDE3FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 227 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 100% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDE3FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDE3FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDE3FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDE3FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BDE3FF
Complementary
#FFD8BD
Analogous
#BDFFF9
Analogous
#BDC2FF
Triadic
#FFBDE3
Triadic
#E3FFBD
Split comp.
#FFBDC2
Split comp.
#FFF9BD

Tints & Shades of #BDE3FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C7E8FF
#CCEAFF
#D6EEFF
#DBF0FF
#E5F4FF
#EBF7FF

Shades

#80CAFF
#42B0FF
#0597FF
#0077CC
#00538F
#003052

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDE3FF.

How #BDE3FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDE3FF
Protanopia#DDDDFF
Protanomaly#D1DFFF
Deuteranopia#D7D7FF
Deuteranomaly#CDDCFF
Tritanopia#B8E7E7
Tritanomaly#BAE5F1
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDE3FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bde3ff: #BDE3FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDE3FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bde3ff': '#BDE3FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.890, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_bde3ff">#BDE3FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDE3FF"

More Blue Colors

#BDE3FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#BDE3FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDE3FF?

#BDE3FF is a lightest blue — rgb(189, 227, 255) in RGB and hsl(205, 100%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.23.

What is the RGB value of #BDE3FF?

#BDE3FF is rgb(189, 227, 255) — red 189, green 227, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDE3FF?

#BDE3FF converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDE3FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDE3FF scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDE3FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDE3FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #BDE3FF in a Tool

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