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Recognised as Colour

#BFDDDB

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

#BFDDDB is a cyan with RGB values 191, 221, 219 and HSL 176°, 31%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#BFDDDB#BFDDDB
HEX#BFDDDB
RGBrgb(191, 221, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.8667, 0.8588
RGB percentages74.9%, 86.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(176, 30.6%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176, 13.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK13.6%, 0%, 0.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,574,171
CSS custom property--colour: #BFDDDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.58:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#402224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D5DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B7DFDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.8Light blue · ΔE 9.4Light grey · ΔE 10.6Gainsboro · ΔE 10.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 11Light cyan · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDBFC1
Analogous#BFDDCC, #BFD0DD
Triadic#DBBFDD, #DDDBBF
Split complementary#DDBFD0, #DDCCBF
Tetradic#CCBFDD, #DDBFC1, #D0DDBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0EFEE
Darker −10%#9ECBC8
Darker −20%#7CBAB6
Darker −30%#5BA8A3
Darker −40%#488884
More saturated +25%#B3E9E6
Less saturated −25%#CBD1D0

Channel breakdown

R191
G221
B219
Red191 (74.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue176°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BF · G DD · B DB

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