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Recognised as Colour

#BDE0E0

  • #BDE0E0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BDE0E0 is a cyan with RGB values 189, 224, 224 and HSL 180°, 36%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BDE0E0#BDE0E0
HEX#BDE0E0
RGBrgb(189, 224, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8784, 0.8784
RGB percentages74.1%, 87.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(180, 36.1%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 15.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK15.6%, 0%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,443,872
CSS custom property--colour: #BDE0E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.9:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#421F1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDCE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D7E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B3E2E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 5Light blue · ΔE 8.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.2Light cyan · ΔE 11.2Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Light grey · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 5, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0BDBD
Analogous#BDE0CF, #BDCFE0
Triadic#E0BDE0, #E0E0BD
Split complementary#E0BDCF, #E0CFBD
Tetradic#CFBDE0, #E0BDBD, #CFE0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F0F0
Darker −10%#9AD0D0
Darker −20%#78BFBF
Darker −30%#55AFAF
Darker −40%#438E8E
More saturated +25%#B1ECEC
Less saturated −25%#C9D4D4

Channel breakdown

R189
G224
B224
Red189 (74.1%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)36.08%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR BD · G E0 · B E0

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