Colour

#BDC5DA

#BDC5DA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDC5DA is a blue with RGB values 189, 197, 218 and HSL 223°, 28%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#BDC5DA

RGBrgb(189, 197, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7725, 0.8549

RGB percentages74.1%, 77.3%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(223.4, 28.2%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 13.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK13.3%, 9.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,436,954

CSS custom property--colour: #BDC5DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#423A25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFC6DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDC4D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B7C9CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.8 Silver · ΔE 11.6 Thistle · ΔE 12 Light grey · ΔE 12.5 Lavender · ΔE 12.6 Light blue · ΔE 13.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.81, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAD2BD

Analogous#BDD4DA, #C4BDDA

Triadic#DABDC5, #C5DABD

Split complementary#DAC4BD, #D4DABD

Tetradic#DABDD4, #DAD2BD, #BDDAC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#DEE2EC

Darker −10%#9CA8C8

Darker −20%#7C8CB5

Darker −30%#5B6FA3

Darker −40%#495982

More saturated +25%#B0BFE7

Less saturated −25%#CACBCD

Channel breakdown

R189

G197

B218

Red189 (74.1%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue223.45°

Saturation (HSL)28.16%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G C5 · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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