Recognised as Colour
#BDC2DA
- #BDC2DA
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BDC2DA is a blue with RGB values 189, 194, 218 and HSL 230°, 28%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BDC2DA#BDC2DA
HEX#BDC2DA
RGBrgb(189, 194, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7608, 0.8549
RGB percentages74.1%, 76.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(229.7, 28.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 13.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK13.3%, 11%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,436,186
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC2DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#423D25
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DAD5BD
Analogous#BDD1DA, #C7BDDA
Triadic#DABDC2, #C2DABD
Split complementary#DAC7BD, #D1DABD
Tetradic#DABDD1, #DAD5BD, #BDDAC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G194
B218
Red189 (74.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue229.66°
Saturation (HSL)28.16%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C2 · B DA
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