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Colour

#BDCADD

  • #BDCADD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDCADD is a blue with RGB values 189, 202, 221 and HSL 216°, 32%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDCADD#BDCADD
HEX#BDCADD
RGBrgb(189, 202, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7922, 0.8667
RGB percentages74.1%, 79.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(215.6, 32%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 14.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK14.5%, 8.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,438,237
CSS custom property--colour: #BDCADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#423522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4CBDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C7DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#B5CED0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5Light blue · ΔE 10.7Silver · ΔE 11.4Light grey · ΔE 11.5Lavender · ΔE 11.8Gainsboro · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.98, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD0BD
Analogous#BDDADD, #C0BDDD
Triadic#DDBDCA, #CADDBD
Split complementary#DDC0BD, #DADDBD
Tetradic#DDBDDA, #DDD0BD, #BDDDC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFE5EE
Darker −10%#9BAFCC
Darker −20%#7A94BA
Darker −30%#5879A9
Darker −40%#466188
More saturated +25%#B1C8EA
Less saturated −25%#CACCD1

Channel breakdown

R189
G202
B221
Red189 (74.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue215.63°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G CA · B DD

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