Colour

#BCDBD2

#BCDBD2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BCDBD2 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 219, 210 and HSL 163°, 30%, 80%. 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

#BCDBD2#BCDBD2

HEX#BCDBD2

RGBrgb(188, 219, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8588, 0.8235

RGB percentages73.7%, 85.9%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(162.6, 30.1%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162.6, 14.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK14.2%, 0%, 4.1%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,377,042

CSS custom property--colour: #BCDBD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.2:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#43242D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8D7D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2D2D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B5DCD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.8 Light grey · ΔE 12 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.3 Light blue · ΔE 12.6 Light cyan · ΔE 13.7

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBBCC5

Analogous#BCDBC3, #BCD5DB

Triadic#D2BCDB, #DBD2BC

Split complementary#DBBCD5, #DBC3BC

Tetradic#C3BCDB, #DBBCC5, #D5DBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFFFF

Lighter +10%#DDEDE8

Darker −10%#9BC9BC

Darker −20%#7AB7A5

Darker −30%#59A58F

Darker −40%#478472

More saturated +25%#AFE8D7

Less saturated −25%#C9CECD

Channel breakdown

R188

G219

B210

Red188 (73.7%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue162.58°

Saturation (HSL)30.1%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G DB · B D2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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