Colour
#BDBBD2
- #BDBBD2
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BDBBD2 is a blue with RGB values 189, 187, 210 and HSL 245°, 20%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BDBBD2#BDBBD2
HEX#BDBBD2
RGBrgb(189, 187, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7333, 0.8235
RGB percentages74.1%, 73.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(245.2, 20.4%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.2, 11%, 82.4%)
CMYK10%, 11%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,386
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBBD2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#42442D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D0D2BB
Analogous#BBC4D2, #C8BBD2
Triadic#D2BDBB, #BBD2BD
Split complementary#D2C8BB, #C4D2BB
Tetradic#D2BBC4, #D0D2BB, #BBD2C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G187
B210
Red189 (74.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue245.22°
Saturation (HSL)20.35%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G BB · B D2
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