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Recognised as Colour

#BDC6DD

  • #BDC6DD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDC6DD is a blue with RGB values 189, 198, 221 and HSL 223°, 32%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDC6DD#BDC6DD
HEX#BDC6DD
RGBrgb(189, 198, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7765, 0.8667
RGB percentages74.1%, 77.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(223.1, 32%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 14.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK14.5%, 10.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,437,213
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#423922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC7DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC5DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B6CACDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.2Thistle · ΔE 12.1Lavender · ΔE 12.5Silver · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 13.1Light grey · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.17, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD4BD
Analogous#BDD6DD, #C4BDDD
Triadic#DDBDC6, #C6DDBD
Split complementary#DDC4BD, #D6DDBD
Tetradic#DDBDD6, #DDD4BD, #BDDDC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFE3EE
Darker −10%#9BA9CC
Darker −20%#7A8CBA
Darker −30%#586FA9
Darker −40%#465988
More saturated +25%#B1C1EA
Less saturated −25%#CACBD1

Channel breakdown

R189
G198
B221
Red189 (74.1%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue223.13°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C6 · B DD

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