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Recognised as Colour

#BDBDC4

  • #BDBDC4
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BDBDC4 is a grey with RGB values 189, 189, 196 and HSL 240°, 6%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDBDC4#BDBDC4
HEX#BDBDC4
RGBrgb(189, 189, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7412, 0.7686
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(240, 5.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 3.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK3.6%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,884
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBDC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#42423B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCBEC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBDC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BCBEBFno 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 text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 3.9Dark grey · ΔE 8.4Light grey · ΔE 8.6Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 3.86, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4C4BD
Analogous#BDC1C4, #C1BDC4
Triadic#C4BDBD, #BDC4BD
Split complementary#C4C1BD, #C1C4BD
Tetradic#C4BDC1, #C4C4BD, #BDC4C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F3F4
Lighter +10%#D8D8DC
Darker −10%#A2A2AC
Darker −20%#878794
Darker −30%#6E6E7A
Darker −40%#555560
More saturated +25%#ADADD4
Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R189
G189
B196
Red189 (74.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)5.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G BD · B C4

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