Colour
#BDC5DC
- #BDC5DC
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BDC5DC is a blue with RGB values 189, 197, 220 and HSL 225°, 31%, 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
#BDC5DC#BDC5DC
HEX#BDC5DC
RGBrgb(189, 197, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7725, 0.8627
RGB percentages74.1%, 77.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(224.5, 30.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 14.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK14.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,436,956
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC5DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#423A23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DCD4BD
Analogous#BDD5DC, #C4BDDC
Triadic#DCBDC5, #C5DCBD
Split complementary#DCC5BD, #D5DCBD
Tetradic#DCBDD5, #DCD4BD, #BDDCC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G197
B220
Red189 (74.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue224.52°
Saturation (HSL)30.69%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C5 · B DC
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