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Colour

#BDC1D0

  • #BDC1D0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDC1D0 is a blue with RGB values 189, 193, 208 and HSL 227°, 17%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDC1D0#BDC1D0
HEX#BDC1D0
RGBrgb(189, 193, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7569, 0.8157
RGB percentages74.1%, 75.7%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(227.4, 16.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 9.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 7.2%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,920
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC1D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#423E2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC1D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B9C4C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8Silver · ΔE 8.1Light grey · ΔE 10.3Thistle · ΔE 11.9Dark grey · ΔE 12.1Gainsboro · ΔE 12.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0CCBD
Analogous#BDCAD0, #C3BDD0
Triadic#D0BDC1, #C1D0BD
Split complementary#D0C3BD, #CBD0BD
Tetradic#D0BDCA, #D0CCBD, #BDD0C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FA
Lighter +10%#DBDDE5
Darker −10%#9FA5BB
Darker −20%#8189A6
Darker −30%#656E8F
Darker −40%#505771
More saturated +25%#AFB9DE
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R189
G193
B208
Red189 (74.1%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue227.37°
Saturation (HSL)16.81%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C1 · B D0

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