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Recognised as Colour

#BDD4DE

  • #BDD4DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BDD4DE is a cyan with RGB values 189, 212, 222 and HSL 198°, 33%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BDD4DE#BDD4DE
HEX#BDD4DE
RGBrgb(189, 212, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8314, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.1%, 83.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(198.2, 33.3%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.2, 14.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK14.9%, 4.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,440,798
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD4DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.64:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#422B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD3DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CEDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B4D7D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.6Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Light grey · ΔE 9.5Light steelblue · ΔE 10.2Gainsboro · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 11.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.57, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC7BD
Analogous#BDDED7, #BDC4DE
Triadic#DEBDD4, #D4DEBD
Split complementary#DEBDC4, #DED7BD
Tetradic#D7BDDE, #DEC7BD, #C4DEBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFEAEF
Darker −10%#9BBECD
Darker −20%#79A8BC
Darker −30%#5792AB
Darker −40%#45758A
More saturated +25%#B1D9EA
Less saturated −25%#C9CFD2

Channel breakdown

R189
G212
B222
Red189 (74.1%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue198.18°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G D4 · B DE

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