Colour
#BDC0DE
- #BDC0DE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BDC0DE is a blue with RGB values 189, 192, 222 and HSL 235°, 33%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BDC0DE#BDC0DE
HEX#BDC0DE
RGBrgb(189, 192, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7529, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.1%, 75.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(234.5, 33.3%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 14.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK14.9%, 13.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,678
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC0DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#423F21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEDBBD
Analogous#BDD0DE, #CBBDDE
Triadic#DEBDC0, #C0DEBD
Split complementary#DECBBD, #D0DEBD
Tetradic#DEBDD0, #DEDBBD, #BDDECB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G192
B222
Red189 (74.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue234.55°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C0 · B DE
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