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Colour

#BCDBD3

  • #BCDBD3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BCDBD3 is a cyan with RGB values 188, 219, 211 and HSL 165°, 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

#BCDBD3#BCDBD3
HEX#BCDBD3
RGBrgb(188, 219, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8588, 0.8275
RGB percentages73.7%, 85.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(164.5, 30.1%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.5, 14.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK14.2%, 0%, 3.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,377,043
CSS custom property--colour: #BCDBD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.21:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#43242C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D7D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D3D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B5DCD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 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 text14.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.6Light grey · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 12.1Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Light cyan · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBCC4
Analogous#BCDBC4, #BCD4DB
Triadic#D3BCDB, #DBD3BC
Split complementary#DBBCD4, #DBC4BC
Tetradic#C4BCDB, #DBBCC4, #D4DBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDEDE9
Darker −10%#9BC9BD
Darker −20%#7AB7A7
Darker −30%#59A591
Darker −40%#478474
More saturated +25%#AFE8D9
Less saturated −25%#C9CECD

Channel breakdown

R188
G219
B211
Red188 (73.7%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue164.52°
Saturation (HSL)30.1%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G DB · B D3

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