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Colour

#BADBDB

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

#BADBDB is a cyan with RGB values 186, 219, 219 and HSL 180°, 31%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BADBDB#BADBDB
HEX#BADBDB
RGBrgb(186, 219, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8588, 0.8588
RGB percentages72.9%, 85.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(180, 31.4%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 15.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK15.1%, 0%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,245,979
CSS custom property--colour: #BADBDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.24:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#452424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6D8DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D2DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B0DDDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.6Light blue · ΔE 7.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.5Light grey · ΔE 11.4Gainsboro · ΔE 11.7Light cyan · ΔE 12.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.55, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBABA
Analogous#BADBCB, #BACBDB
Triadic#DBBADB, #DBDBBA
Split complementary#DBBACB, #DBCBBA
Tetradic#CBBADB, #DBBABA, #CBDBBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFE
Lighter +10%#DCECEC
Darker −10%#98CACA
Darker −20%#77B8B8
Darker −30%#56A6A6
Darker −40%#458484
More saturated +25%#ADE8E8
Less saturated −25%#C7CECE

Channel breakdown

R186
G219
B219
Red186 (72.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR BA · G DB · B DB

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