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Recognised as Colour

#BDC4D0

  • #BDC4D0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BDC4D0 is a blue with RGB values 189, 196, 208 and HSL 218°, 17%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDC4D0#BDC4D0
HEX#BDC4D0
RGBrgb(189, 196, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7686, 0.8157
RGB percentages74.1%, 76.9%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(217.9, 16.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 9.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,436,688
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC4D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54853WCAG 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 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#423B2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C4D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC3D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B9C6C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.9Light steelblue · ΔE 8.5Light grey · ΔE 8.8Gainsboro · ΔE 11.1Dark grey · ΔE 11.9Light blue · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0C9BD
Analogous#BDCED0, #C0BDD0
Triadic#D0BDC4, #C4D0BD
Split complementary#D0C0BD, #CED0BD
Tetradic#D0BDCE, #D0C9BD, #BDD0C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FA
Lighter +10%#DBDFE5
Darker −10%#9FA9BB
Darker −20%#818FA6
Darker −30%#65758F
Darker −40%#505C71
More saturated +25%#AFC0DE
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R189
G196
B208
Red189 (74.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue217.89°
Saturation (HSL)16.81%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C4 · B D0

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