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Recognised as Colour

#BDC2D2

  • #BDC2D2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDC2D2 is a blue with RGB values 189, 194, 210 and HSL 226°, 19%, 78%. 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

#BDC2D2#BDC2D2
HEX#BDC2D2
RGBrgb(189, 194, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7608, 0.8235
RGB percentages74.1%, 76.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(225.7, 18.9%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 10%, 82.4%)
CMYK10%, 7.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,436,178
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC2D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#423D2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC3D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC1D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B9C5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.1Silver · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 10.6Thistle · ΔE 11.9Dark grey · ΔE 12.7Gainsboro · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2CDBD
Analogous#BDCCD2, #C3BDD2
Triadic#D2BDC2, #C2D2BD
Split complementary#D2C3BD, #CCD2BD
Tetradic#D2BDCC, #D2CDBD, #BDD2C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFAFB
Lighter +10%#DBDEE7
Darker −10%#9FA6BD
Darker −20%#808AA9
Darker −30%#646F92
Darker −40%#4F5874
More saturated +25%#AFBBE0
Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R189
G194
B210
Red189 (74.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)18.92%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C2 · B D2

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