Colour
#BDBAD0
- #BDBAD0
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BDBAD0 is a blue with RGB values 189, 186, 208 and HSL 248°, 19%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BDBAD0#BDBAD0
HEX#BDBAD0
RGBrgb(189, 186, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7294, 0.8157
RGB percentages74.1%, 72.9%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(248.2, 19%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.2, 10.6%, 81.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 10.6%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,128
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBAD0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#42452F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDD0BA
Analogous#BAC2D0, #C8BAD0
Triadic#D0BDBA, #BAD0BD
Split complementary#D0C8BA, #C2D0BA
Tetradic#D0BAC2, #CDD0BA, #BAD0C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G186
B208
Red189 (74.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue248.18°
Saturation (HSL)18.97%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G BA · B D0
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