Recognised as Colour
#BDC4DE
- #BDC4DE
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BDC4DE is a blue with RGB values 189, 196, 222 and HSL 227°, 33%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BDC4DE#BDC4DE
HEX#BDC4DE
RGBrgb(189, 196, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7686, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.1%, 76.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(227.3, 33.3%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 14.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK14.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,436,702
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC4DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#423B21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DED7BD
Analogous#BDD5DE, #C6BDDE
Triadic#DEBDC4, #C4DEBD
Split complementary#DEC7BD, #D5DEBD
Tetradic#DEBDD5, #DED7BD, #BDDEC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G196
B222
Red189 (74.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue227.27°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C4 · B DE
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