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Recognised as Colour

#BDCDDC

  • #BDCDDC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BDCDDC is a blue with RGB values 189, 205, 220 and HSL 209°, 31%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BDCDDC#BDCDDC
HEX#BDCDDC
RGBrgb(189, 205, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8039, 0.8627
RGB percentages74.1%, 80.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(209, 30.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 14.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK14.1%, 6.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,004
CSS custom property--colour: #BDCDDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#423223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CDDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C9DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B5D0D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8Light blue · ΔE 9Light grey · ΔE 10Silver · ΔE 10.4Gainsboro · ΔE 11.4Lavender · ΔE 11.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCCCBD
Analogous#BDDCDC, #BDBEDC
Triadic#DCBDCD, #CDDCBD
Split complementary#DCBDBE, #DCDBBD
Tetradic#DCBDDC, #DCCCBD, #BEDCBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE6EE
Darker −10%#9CB4CA
Darker −20%#7A9BB9
Darker −30%#5981A7
Darker −40%#476886
More saturated +25%#B0CDE9
Less saturated −25%#CACDCF

Channel breakdown

R189
G205
B220
Red189 (74.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue209.03°
Saturation (HSL)30.69%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G CD · B DC

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