Colour

#BDC3CC

#BDC3CC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BDC3CC is a blue with RGB values 189, 195, 204 and HSL 216°, 13%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDC3CC#BDC3CC

HEX#BDC3CC

RGBrgb(189, 195, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7647, 0.8

RGB percentages74.1%, 76.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(216, 12.8%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 7.4%, 80%)

CMYK7.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,436,428

CSS custom property--colour: #BDC3CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.84:1

Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#423C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0C3CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BAC5C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 5.3 Light grey · ΔE 7.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 10 Gainsboro · ΔE 10.6 Dark grey · ΔE 10.7 Light blue · ΔE 13.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 5.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCC6BD

Analogous#BDCBCC, #BFBDCC

Triadic#CCBDC3, #C3CCBD

Split complementary#CCBFBD, #CBCCBD

Tetradic#CCBDCB, #CCC6BD, #BDCCBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F7F8

Lighter +10%#DADDE2

Darker −10%#A0A9B6

Darker −20%#838FA0

Darker −30%#697587

Darker −40%#525C6B

More saturated +25%#AEC0DB

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R189

G195

B204

Red189 (74.1%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)12.82%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G C3 · B CC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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