All About Color #BDB9CB

#BDB9CB

About #BDB9CB

#BDB9CB is a light blue color with the hex code #BDB9CB. In RGB it is red 189, green 185, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 253°, saturation 15%, lightness 76%; in CMYK it is 7%, 9%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.92:1 on white and 10.97:1 on black.

#BDB9CB Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B9, CB
CMYK6.90%, 8.87%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal189, 185, 203
HSL253°, 15%, 76%
RGB Octal275, 271, 313
HSV (HSB)253.33°, 8.87%, 79.61%
RGB Binary10111101, 10111001, 11001011
CIE-L*AB75.96, 4.83, -8.56
RGB Percent74.12%, 72.55%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH75.96, 9.83, 299.45
XYZ49.11, 49.83, 63.53
CIE-L*UV75.96, 1.18, -13.84
xyY0.30, 0.31, 49.83
Hunter-Lab70.59, 0.67, -3.95
RYB74.12%, 72.55%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB9CB on a dark background: contrast 10.97:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB9CB on a light background: contrast 1.92:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB9CB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDB9CB · #EEEDF2 · #8B84A4 · #C7CBB9 · #F1F2ED

Analogous palette

#B9C7CB · #B9BECB · #BDB9CB · #C6B9CB · #CBB9C7

Triadic palette

#BDB9CB · #CBBDB9 · #B9CBBD · #EEEDF2 · #F2EEED

Tetradic palette

#BDB9CB · #CBB9BE · #C7CBB9 · #B9CBC6 · #8B84A4

Monochromatic palette

#6B6487 · #938DAA · #BDB9CB · #E6E5EB · #F1F0F4

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