Recognised as Colour
#BCBFD9
- #BCBFD9
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#BCBFD9 is a blue with RGB values 188, 191, 217 and HSL 234°, 28%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#BCBFD9#BCBFD9
HEX#BCBFD9
RGBrgb(188, 191, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.749, 0.851
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(233.8, 27.6%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.8, 13.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK13.4%, 12%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,881
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBFD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#434026
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9D6BC
Analogous#BCCDD9, #C8BCD9
Triadic#D9BCBF, #BFD9BC
Split complementary#D9C8BC, #CDD9BC
Tetradic#D9BCCD, #D9D6BC, #BCD9C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G191
B217
Red188 (73.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue233.79°
Saturation (HSL)27.62%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G BF · B D9
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