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Colour

#BDC2D3

  • #BDC2D3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDC2D3 is a blue with RGB values 189, 194, 211 and HSL 226°, 20%, 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

#BDC2D3#BDC2D3
HEX#BDC2D3
RGBrgb(189, 194, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7608, 0.8275
RGB percentages74.1%, 76.1%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(226.4, 20%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 10.4%, 82.7%)
CMYK10.4%, 8.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,436,179
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC2D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#423D2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC3D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC1D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B8C5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 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 text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8Silver · ΔE 9.3Light grey · ΔE 11Thistle · ΔE 11.7Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3CEBD
Analogous#BDCDD3, #C3BDD3
Triadic#D3BDC2, #C2D3BD
Split complementary#D3C3BD, #CDD3BD
Tetradic#D3BDCD, #D3CEBD, #BDD3C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBFC
Lighter +10%#DCDEE7
Darker −10%#9EA6BF
Darker −20%#8089AA
Darker −30%#636E94
Darker −40%#4E5776
More saturated +25%#AFBBE1
Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R189
G194
B211
Red189 (74.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue226.36°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C2 · B D3

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