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Recognised as Colour

#BDD0C9

  • #BDD0C9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#BDD0C9 is a cyan with RGB values 189, 208, 201 and HSL 158°, 17%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#BDD0C9#BDD0C9
HEX#BDD0C9
RGBrgb(189, 208, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8157, 0.7882
RGB percentages74.1%, 81.6%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(157.9, 16.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.9, 9.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 0%, 3.4%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,439,753
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD0C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#422F36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCDC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCBC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B9D0CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 8.3Silver · ΔE 8.9Gainsboro · ΔE 9.8Powder blue · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 13.3Dark grey · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0BDC4
Analogous#BDD0C0, #BDCED0
Triadic#C9BDD0, #D0C9BD
Split complementary#D0BDCE, #D0C0BD
Tetradic#C0BDD0, #D0BDC4, #CED0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFA
Lighter +10%#DBE5E1
Darker −10%#9FBBB1
Darker −20%#81A698
Darker −30%#658F7F
Darker −40%#507165
More saturated +25%#AFDECD
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R189
G208
B201
Red189 (74.1%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue157.89°
Saturation (HSL)16.81%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G D0 · B C9

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