Colour

#BADCDC

#BADCDC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BADCDC is a cyan with RGB values 186, 220, 220 and HSL 180°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BADCDC#BADCDC

HEX#BADCDC

RGBrgb(186, 220, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.8627, 0.8627

RGB percentages72.9%, 86.3%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(180, 32.7%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 15.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK15.5%, 0%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,246,236

CSS custom property--colour: #BADCDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.36:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#452323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7D8DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0D3DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B0DEDCno 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 text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5.2 Light blue · ΔE 7.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.1 Light grey · ΔE 11.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 12 Light cyan · ΔE 12.5

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5.25, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCBABA

Analogous#BADCCB, #BACBDC

Triadic#DCBADC, #DCDCBA

Split complementary#DCBACB, #DCCBBA

Tetradic#CBBADC, #DCBABA, #CBDCBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFE

Lighter +10%#DCEDED

Darker −10%#98CBCB

Darker −20%#76BABA

Darker −30%#55A8A8

Darker −40%#448686

More saturated +25%#ADE9E9

Less saturated −25%#C7CFCF

Channel breakdown

R186

G220

B220

Red186 (72.9%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)32.69%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR BA · G DC · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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