Recognised as Colour
#BDBDDD
- #BDBDDD
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BDBDDD is a blue with RGB values 189, 189, 221 and HSL 240°, 32%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BDBDDD#BDBDDD
HEX#BDBDDD
RGBrgb(189, 189, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7412, 0.8667
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(240, 32%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 14.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK14.5%, 14.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,909
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBDDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#424222
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDDDBD
Analogous#BDCDDD, #CDBDDD
Triadic#DDBDBD, #BDDDBD
Split complementary#DDCDBD, #CDDDBD
Tetradic#DDBDCD, #DDDDBD, #BDDDCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G189
B221
Red189 (74.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G BD · B DD
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