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Colour

#BDE1DC

  • #BDE1DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#BDE1DC is a cyan with RGB values 189, 225, 220 and HSL 172°, 37%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BDE1DC#BDE1DC
HEX#BDE1DC
RGBrgb(189, 225, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8824, 0.8627
RGB percentages74.1%, 88.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(171.7, 37.5%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.7, 16%, 88.2%)
CMYK16%, 0%, 2.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,444,124
CSS custom property--colour: #BDE1DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.97:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#421E23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDDDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D7DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B3E3DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 9Light blue · ΔE 10.6Light cyan · ΔE 11.5Gainsboro · ΔE 12.8Light grey · ΔE 13
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1BDC2
Analogous#BDE1CA, #BDD4E1
Triadic#DCBDE1, #E1DCBD
Split complementary#E1BDD4, #E1CABD
Tetradic#CABDE1, #E1BDC2, #D4E1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0F1EF
Darker −10%#9AD1C9
Darker −20%#77C1B7
Darker −30%#54B1A4
Darker −40%#429085
More saturated +25%#B1EDE5
Less saturated −25%#C9D5D3

Channel breakdown

R189
G225
B220
Red189 (74.1%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue171.67°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G E1 · B DC

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